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- 'Forgive his undignified attire, Sir Henry, but Stefan here is forever busy and, as my most loyal assistant, I allow him not to wear the clothing he arrived in.‘
- 'Where is he from?‘
- Stefan grinned. 'I met our lord in what you would refer to as 1190. We had a wager. I lost.‘
- 'Obviously,‘ said Sir Henry. 'What was your game? Cards?‘
- Stefan just shrugged. 'I believed my previous master, King Frederick, could swim from one side of the port to the other. I lost.‘
- 'And dear Redbeard sank to the bottom of the Bosporus without a gurgle. A brave warrior. But his death cost the German army the Third Crusade and Stefan his freedom.‘
- ***
- Divided Loyalty, Chapter 2
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