Chapter 12There was a flurry of activity through the crowd, then an aisle opened up before the advancing guards, and the hubbub faded abruptly.
Arwain looked at the approaching group intently. There were three Bethlarii, one walking in front of the other two. Envoy and escort, Arwain presumed, judging by the insignia that the leader wore and his easier though equally contemptuous manner as he gazed freely over the watching crowd. The other two stared fixedly forward.
They were completely surrounded by Ciarll Feranc’s men, but Arwain noticed that while they maintained the pace of their escort comfortably enough, they marched in step with one another and not in step with the guards. It was a simple act but it betokened a chilling discipline.
As with most Bethlarii, it was difficult to est
