 The selection of the next bishop is a delicate matter, as the Mearans have made several attempts to secede from Gwynedd over the past century.King Kelson Haldane addresses the assembled clerics, then departs to make a survey of the local barons.Shortly thereafter, Kelson is reunited with Lord Dhugal MacArdry, an old friend who he has not seen since before his coronation, and the king decides to visit Dhugal's father, Earl Caulay MacArdry of Transha.