And then the wind changed! I smiled at the simplicity of the statement. “A miracle.”
“Well, it certainly seemed like it to everyone. But I still had problems with the Bastard. He considered the army I had brought with me was not large enough to take on the English. It had been good enough to escort the much-needed supplies to Orléans but now, the Bastard wanted them to go back to Blois and leave me with him. The townspeople of Orléans apparently had heard much of me and were eager to see me.
“I did not want to leave my army. They had loyally obeyed me in all that I had demanded of them. My captains did not want to part with me, either, and it looked as though we would all head back to Blois and leave the Bastard to his own devices. He managed to persuade the captains to return to Blois a
