And now the English King had put upon him such an insult as might only be wiped out by blood.

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A word to De Clare, or De Montfort would bring the barons and their retainers forty thousand strong to overwhelm the King’s forces.

“De Montfort,” said one, “what thinkest thou of it? Can it be that the Queen is right and that Richard lies dead beneath these black waters?”

“You will be the greatest swordsman in the world when you are twenty, my son,”

“I am no king’s man,”

“If that be the case,” said Norman of Torn, “we shall have war and fighting in real earnest ere many months.”

He was fully dressed and in armor, as he had been when struck down, but his helmet was gone, as were also his sword and dagger.

“Outlaw or Devil,” said a stern voice behind them, “Roger Leybourn owes you his friendship for saving the honor of his home.”

“I be no madman, Your Majesty. Never did brain work more clearly or to more certain ends,” replied the man.