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Mydilemma. The chatelain smiled. He showed me his wrists. By which I am now unfortunately bound. I need a general, chatelain. If we march on Bord, we will not overcome it with sleight of hand. He took another sip of ale, seemed to think this over. What do I get if I help you take this city? I smiled. Mostly a lot of trouble with your old boss. Daniel Gui grinned. I'm not exactly sure I can return to that job now anyway. Indeed, Baldwin would be already savoring the taste of someone to blame. Only a chance, I answered. The same chance any of us have. To sue for peace and go back and live our lives as free men. There's an irony here somewhere. The chatelain chuckled. So far, you have taken my castle and put my liege in chains. You don't seem too bad a soldier for a man in a checkerboard suit. I was at Antioch and Civetot, I said, in the Crusade.... The chatelain nodded in a deep and acknowledging way. So, will you help us? I know it will mean breaking your pledge to Baldwin. Your career may not be the brighter for it. Yet we are not such a bad bunch, for heretics and rebels and fools. Daniel took in a deep breath and smiled. I think I will fit in just fine. Chapter 128 WE CAME OUT OF THE FOREST the next day facing a river. A truly terrifying sight stood before us.