The tea tasted a little bland because he was impatient. When Fearish appeared and told him that his horse was ready, he quickly got up and left Alban staring.
"We're leaving now!" He ordered right after mounting the horse provided for him. The men looked unenthusiastic. Some of them even looked a little scared.
Then he let the messenger ride ahead, followed by Captain Fearish and the knights who had come with him from the capital. Next came the two remaining knights, and finally the soldiers. They quickly left the castle of the local lord, Misecello.
