He gave a single glance at the man gasping and bleeding in the mud.

Then he looked at Nathaniel.

The eyes of the two men met unflinching.

There was no hatred now in the prophet's face.
"Captain Plum, I would give a tenth of my kingdom for a brother like you!" he said calmly.

"Here--I will finish the work." He went boldly to the task, and as he tied Nathaniel's arms behind him he added, "The vicissitudes of war, Captain Plum.