Cities like this have no shame, have no shame...indeed, why should they?

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[Late morning, Tuesday, February 23rd, day 268]
[The Abbey]


Word came today that the man in jail was hung. I'm glad. The Bible says "an eye for an eye", after all, and any man who would do as he did deserves nothing but God's final judgment. Even so, I'm not sorry that Isidore and I defended him against the rioters. Justice has its own process, and there's no reason for so many people to damn themselves.

We did receive a reprimand from the sheriff for riding into the crowd and for harming some of the townsfolk, even if they deserved it. Though to my mind, if they came out of their homes to do battle and cause harm they should have been equally prepared to receive it. But I suppose not everyone feels the same. I also asked about the flaming monster we battled, but there was no further sign of it, and she avoided the subject. We apologized for any injuries caused, and she thanked us for trying to help, and so it goes.

I didn't go to the execution. I saw no need to.

The event hasn't changed the routine any. There are still chores to be done, work to be finished. Humming under my breath, I heft the bale of hay over my shoulder and quicken my pace towards the stables. Later maybe I'll take Hirondelle for a ride.


[OPEN to TARQUIN and anyone at the abbey]

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Brother Nanse-kam agrees with me that it would be good to tell the sheriff. He also says that her deputy is a good man. I wish that I could've met him, but I suppose he was busy on the day I was at the office.

Tarquin nods, at least. "The deputy knows, yeah, not really daring to show my face in town at the moment, easier to hang back a bit, you know? Need to get my hands on a weapon, something I can look after myself with. Got blindsided." He grins at me through a mouthful of food. "It's all over now. What are you doing with yourself at the moment?"

"Working here," I say, pouring my stew into my bowl. "There's always work to be done here, but it's good work. Satisfying. I've been attending services at Father Laurence's church..." it's good to hear Mass spoken again. "And now that Hirondelle is back at full health, we've been training again. I've missed that. We haven't trained properly since we left the order." I want to ask about Tarquin carrying a weapon, which doesn't sound terribly safe to me...but I don't want to scare him off.