They discovered later that he and half his army had been close behind them all the way, so close that Lord Tremath had actually seen them ride into the Forest; but his army had been slowed down by the thick wood and had only just arrived in time. Lord Tremath had gone to Gairne after Robert rode away, only waiting to see his son set off safely for Tremath with all the other outlaws. When he came to Gairne, he questioned Robert’s spies and arrested all of Towerwood’s people he could lay hands on. The spies knew very little, but by threatening Towerwood’s men with the most terrible tortures, he found out enough to guess that Everard was in Endwait. He rode that way immediately, so, of course, Lord Darron missed him and it was Aaron, ambling toward Gairne on his donkey, who told him what had happened. Lord Tremath was exceedingly angry that Lord Darron had let the four children ride after Towerwood on their own. He walked up and down on the creaking floor of the hunting lodge, telling them over and over again what he thought.
