The White Company Chapter 28 - How the Comrades came over the Marches of France

In which Sir Nigel and his company traverse the desolate and ravaged borderlands of France, encountering the stark misery and wary hostility of its inhabitants before arriving at a solitary inn where chance reunites them with the formidable French captain Bertrand du Guesclin and his stern lady, whose noble presence and stirring discourse breathe new life into the weary travellers. Together they prepare to journey forth under the moonlight towards the stronghold of an old ally, their fellowship tempered by tales of honour, valor, and the heavy shadows of war.