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'He was just a silly boy and I suppose his mother made him drunk! I'm sure the Virgin Mary has better things to do than spoil a young man's life. Dear me, poor boy! Now young Roland dreams of being a knight at your King Arthur's round table. I'm afraid you'll have to kill him.’

'I will?'

'You'd better! Or else he'll regard you as a quest and pursue you to the ends of the earth!’

Genevieve reached for the blood-stained gelding knife. She crossed to the count, who flinched at the sight of the blade. The silver-mailed woman looked down at him with disdain. 'Your wife will ride with us,’ Genevieve told him, 'and if you make any attempt to take her back then I will cut you myself. I will cut you slowly and make you squeal like the pig you are.’ She spat at him and walked away.