Joan had left me quite abruptly, so I explored the town of Orléans further, found a quiet place for a coffee and waited. Before too long, Joan joined me.
“Sorry to rush off like that,” she said without greetings. “I love this place and just wanted to have a look around. People were so good to me here.”
Eager to get on with the interview, I launched straight into the questions: “So, apart from poor Guienne’s predicament and the insults the English hurled at you, the first day here in Orléans was pretty quiet.”
“No, not exactly. While I was privately talking to the Bastard, La Hire and Florent d’Illiers took matters into their own hands. They stirred up a few of the other officers and some of the townspeople and went out to attack the English on the northwest side of the town. The English
