
Near sunset Lord Menteith and two servants rode beside a Highland lake toward a house beyond the rising pass. Every clan ahead weighs King, Covenant, neighbour, and old injury in a different balance. You step into this one-chapter preview with Dugald Dalgetty at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Dalgetty dismounted between a promised command and the better-funded side he had not yet refused. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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