Guillermo shook his head. "Will wonders never cease? To think I should hear tell of his family all the way up here, in the north."
A server deposited an ale on the table.
"What else can you tell me?" asked Danica. "About the Halvarians, I mean."
"Where should I start?"
"How about the Conqueror? Any idea how many men it carries?"
Conqueror"You would likely have a better idea than me. Besides, the crew seldom leave the ship, and on those rare occasions when they do, they"re accompanied by guards."
"Where do they go?"
"From what I understand," replied Guillermo, "they only come ashore to arrange provisions."
"And the envoy?"
"Lord Corbin comes and goes as he pleases, although always with at least six heavily armed guards."
"What"s your definition of heavily armed?"
"Chainmail mainl
