a mob in Caergilion had murdered three priests sent to convert them, and that King Malruan of Caergilion refused to punish the murderers. King Earconwald and the supreme priest of the Way, the mighty wizard Bledla, were gathering their strength in Torrlond to retaliate. The news caused excitement in Kinsford, though few reckoned it would change anything in their corner of northwestern Eormenlond.
