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For, strategically, North Morgraunt would be his; with that to the

good South Morgraunt could await his leisure The key will sho

the Hauterive saltire stood with the Galors pale

Now the whole of this pretty sche was based upon one sihter was then actually in her

mother's castle Galors knew quite well that he could not hold

Morgraunt indefinitely without the lady Even Morgraunt was part of

the kingdo's troubles came doith

wild talk of Aquardente fro to slaughter their sovereign, the King's ould

continue to run though the king that writ it were under the earth: it

was unlikely that a shire would be let fall to a nas-hold could keep it where it was But a

nae as well as by birth All his terms with

his penned Countess would have been, a he undertook Waisford and

Hauterive were under-garrisoned, and fell Goltres, very remote, was

unimportant except as a base The Countess at this ti with Prosper, was troubled on the northern

borders As a matter of fact Galors had been able to secure that no

h March should cross Wan, and that none fro once crossed, should ever re-cross This was the state of

affairs when Prosper passed the edge of the High March de and Goltres