The Inquisition came later, when Arch-Prelate Acronius won the right to hunt down heresy within the empire. On one side the protectors, on the other the hounds. The relationship between the two has been fractious, to say the least. ANTONIN MEIROS, ORDO COSTRUO, HEBUSALIM 742 Emirate of Lybis, Javon, on the continent of Antiopia Rajab (Julsep) 929 13th month of the Moontide Rutt Sordell was, true to his nature, a worried man. It was a default emotion for him, and though he’d enjoyed the thrill of victory when he’d brought down Coin, it was almost with relief that he lapsed back into anxiety. He was on the Lybis Road, still in Guy Lassaigne’s usurped body. Beside him Mara Secordin was sitting gracelessly on her mount, sweating like a pig, while they waited with their escort for a band of riders to reach them. He had been warned to expect the newcomers. They swept up, the cohort of white-cloaked Kirkegarde riding smooth-galloping mounts with the preternatural speed and intelligence of constructs.
