VII. Parley with the Black Knight
It was midday, when the gates of Castle Angilbert finally opened once again and the drawbridge was lowered.
Kurval peered through his spy glass and spotted four figures on horseback riding across the drawbridge. The Black Knight, two of his men and the priest, Giselbert.
There was a bit of an argument regarding who would accompany Kurval to the meeting with the Black Knight, because Izgomir found his courage after all and insisted on coming along. So Kurval now had four men to attend him, one more than required.
Izgomir wasn’t any good in a fight, but the vizier was a shrewd man and had other uses. And while Kurval would have preferred to leave Ragur behind, since the young Count would soon become a father, Ragur was also the only one among them who ha
