Chapter 23: Ailis, Part 3
The sheep were taking too long to herd to the farthest gate, and Ailis didn't like the slow passing minutes. She needed to make sure they were found just outside in a patch visible by the landlord himself from his windows. While the guards were busy reclaiming the sheep, she could go to the kitchens for provisions. As a well-educated man, who also knew the language of the invaders well, Brody would slip a false accusatory letter he wrote, signed from the landlords nearest his Jardine lands, into this landlord's abode. The plan was that this prideful landlord would not only defend his innocence but, as dishonest as his reputation was, he would even accuse the other landlords of something as well, merely in hopes of getting something out of the ordeal. The other la
