Chapter three
The kov who would be kingThe loss of so many fine specimens was not to be allowed to interfere with the festivities — not if Kov Vodun Alloran na Kaldi had anything to say, no, by Vox!
“There are captives aplenty,” he shouted at his chamberlains. “Use them! Do I have to think of everything?”
In preparation for the many ceremonies the streets were garlanded, tapestries and carpets hung down from balconies, ales and wines were brought in by the cartful, trees were decorated with strings of colored lights for the evening entertainments.
Strolling players, whose numbers had declined during the Times of Trouble, were now reappearing. If folk believed that these new troublous times were over, then they could be encouraged in that belief. Troupes of actors and actresses, singers
