Darius was not a priest. He was a former knight who was now employed as the bishop’s personal henchman. He appeared to have been descended from a race of giants, as he stood head-and-shoulders above every other man. He had an enormous square head that seemed to sit upon his wide shoulders without a neck, and big hands like paddles to a boat. Because of his sheer size, he had trouble finding clothes that fit him, thus he always appeared like a child dressed in last year’s clothes. His gut stuck out from under the hem of his too-short, too-tight shirts, and his breeches never made it to his ankles. He was above all, a man who took orders and asked no questions – which is why he was indispensable to Bishop Frasier.
The two of them, along with Edmund, went to the storeroom in the chil
