A mounted shape suddenly appeared from the dark to the south. The horse"s hooves thudded the ground as it rounded the corner of the chapel. They hit the stones of the courtyard and the thud became a clip-clop as if someone were shaking a bag of bones. The horse reared, pawed the air, snorted a cloud and whinnied. They could just make out the rider in the blue moonlight. He wore a hooded cape, a soiled white mantle, chain armor and a sword. His bearded face, with eyes like burning red lanterns, had the dried gray features of a corpse. The vision was all the more horrible because, in the darkness, the evil chanting continued unabated.
clip-clop“Laus Lucifer, unde totus bona flow.”
“Laus Him totus creatura hic in Terra.”
Aimee, Eve and Loup screamed. Felix shouted. Ray swore an oath and Tr
