the hooded messengers
Two cloaked riders who arrive at full gallop after dark, are admitted through the palisade gate, and draw nearly every villager — including the guards — out of position to gather around them. They are received as visitors of some import and ushered into the meeting hall. STD:FWH:Ch 2
Events
- STD:FWH:Ch 2 Ride in after dark, hand off their horses to a groom, and are ushered into the meeting hall by the lord's boy.
- STD:FWH:Ch 6 Both messengers stand at Ealstan's hearth; the stranger sees their faces for the first time and recognises one of them.
Backreferences
- summarySTD:FWH:Ch 2
- summarySTD:FWH:Ch 6