Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, 992 AD
Christ Church Priory, Canterbury, 992 ADCarefully ruling straight lines on a sheet of parchment was an activity Folcwin did not much care for. Like the rest of his scrivening, it required concentration and precision but provided little gratification at the end because it was destined to disappear from view. He was about this task when he felt, rather than saw, the presence of somebody staring at him. At first, he ignored him, thinking it was probably the insufferable provisioner. A discreet cough forced him to raise his head and gaze into the grinning features of Brother Sigwald. From not wishing to see the elderly amarius, his mood swung completely to eager anticipation. Two months before his deadline, he had put the last touches of gold leaf to P
