”I nodded, “OK.”He found the knife, exactly as I’d described, along with my wallet, business card holder, Lucy nickel, keys, and the permits, ...hich were in my coat pocket. He also found the remnants of my broken cell phone.“Mr. Adams?” he asked, looking at my Chicago handgun permit.“Yes.”“Is this address current?”“Yes, Officer.”“Would you like to tell us what happened?”“Am I under arrest?” I asked.“No.”Which meant I could refuse to talk to him and walk away, but I suspected doing so would. He was changing his boots for the warm fur ones when Turin entered, “Sorry I was not here to meet you, Colonel Sahib, but I was on the crest overseeing the building of the lookout post.”David waved aside the apology, “So have you found a suitable site for it?”Turin explained he had found a step in the rock face about thirty yards beyond the other side of the cleft. At its highest it was a little over six feet so he was building the lookout house there as it would only require three walls.. Hell, I wasn’t even all that familiar with the religions on my world. Just the basics. And I am definitely not a Saint.” I rambled, I knew that I rambled and forced myself to stop.She just watched me as I thought furiously for the next few minutes. The prospect of being a mythical figure unnerved me. I stopped and took a deep breath which I let out slowly.Calm.“What’s a Sword Saint?”“A man whose Destiny is to do Our Lady’s Purpose. Called in times of strife to fulfill a specific task. They,. " she muttered to the horse, which, since she was still forbidden to mount it, could be of no assistance to her as a way of escape from the people's increasing wrath. The animal did as she bid, leaving her alone to face whatever fate the angry citizens might have planned for her."Shameful." Wicked" Whore" Harlot" Scandalous behaviour" Make an example of her. Whip the skin of off her back and throw her carcass to the wolves!"At this last cry, she was seized by two of the leading citizens and.