Chapters Twelve and Thirteen Summary

Janine returns to Deming and they set off for the castle. He asks her what she gained from the shrine but she doesn't tell him. Again, Counselor Rawdon takes over when they arrive, and this time she approaches Wulfgar afterward. She manages to align herself with him, suggesting they combine forces to increase their leverage and call a council together. Wulfgar agrees and once again, Janine lets the poacher go, this time making him work off his crime. Back inside, Rawdon and Wulfgar tell her that they will send for Uldemar so that he can use his scrying glass to notify the others. Sister Mary Ursula is upset by the use of magic, and manages to insert just enough nonsense to have both Wulfgar and Rawdon leaving in frustration.

Once they are alone, Sister Mary Ursula tries...