And on the day they are summoned to appear to repay what was owed, the disgraced renters come and Marie shows no mercy to those who weep poverty or too many children; and at last they too relent and reach into their pockets and pay the abbey’s portion, some grumbling but most half proud to have a woman so tough and bold and warlike and royal to answer to now. For it is a deep and human truth that most souls upon the earth are not at ease unless they find themselves safe in the hands of a force far greater than themselves.
Awesome
