More than a full day after Sir Ollie's duel with Sir Rain, Hugo Hanrahan and Carwyn Belvin sat in their luxurious sitting room, staring at the remains of the most sophisticated meal either man had ever consumed while they tried to process the events of the past two days.
Following the duel, Sir Rain had lost his privileges to be treated as a guest. Sir Ollie had apologized more than once but the way he'd explained things gnawed at Hugo, leaving his heart restless and his mind turning over again and again.
"The Eldritch see duels between champions as somewhat sacred affairs," Ollie said when they asked why Sir Rain would be imprisoned after the duel. "The Eldritch don't require loyalty to a lord who can't prove their strength. It isn't like it is in the kingdom where you owe a man loyalty because he sits on a chair his father gave him. A lord can be challenged at any time."
