Diarmuid frowned slightly at the way Loman boasted of his capabilities. Whether his flames were hotter than the flames of the local Inquisitors or not hardly mattered, but it was something that the people could understand, even if it wasn't precisely true.
Looking at the knights, however, particularly young Sir Niall, he realized just how ragged and on edge the leaders of the town's defenses were. As soon as Loman had explained that Sir Tommin could counter the terrifying Crimson Knight, Baron Hanrahan's knights had slumped in visible relief that they wouldn't be called upon to sacrifice themselves in a futile attempt to destroy the heretical knight.
