Baron Tybal Aleese looked distinctly uncomfortable as the acolyte recounted the story about a knight conspiring with demons.
For all that Percivus claimed that Sir Nurin had been stealing from him by giving tithes to the demons, the truth was far more complicated than that. By refusing to fight, Sir Nurin suffered no losses. He never missed a tithe that he owed, and in fact, Tybal had praised the 'heretical' knight on several occasions for ensuring that the ranches and farms of his village were among the most prosperous in the barony.
Of course, he hadn't known how Nurin had obtained that prosperity. By the time he knew, it was far too late to do anything about it. Percivus had delivered the burned bodies of Sir Nurin, his wife, and their young son directly to Baron Aleese, hoping he would 'display them' before the Aleese Court to send a message that conspiring with demons wouldn't be tolerated.
