Chapters Sixteen and Seventeen Summary

Janine asks Captain Penrod whether he or his guards saw Rawdon leave, and he informs her that Rawdon visits his aging mother in the town of Fairfield frequently. She asks Penrod to have one of his men fetch Rawdon. Next, she asks again that the magic users, Xenos, Uldemar and Orielle, be summoned in all haste. Since there is no room at the table for her, she has the servants pull the throne over. She compliments Abas on his prowess with a sword earlier, and asks about the crown the barbarian had referred to. Kenric advises her that their father had won the crown in a tournament, but not fairly. She asks the family where the crown is now, but no one seems to know. Sister Ursula suggests perhaps the king's treasure room, and Deming corrects her...