With George’s help, I have managed to rendezvous with Ludo, formerly King of Castle Marsh, now just a pirate. He sent a message to meet him at the Isle de Giens, in the Central Sea south of Gaul, on the
Kira, adventurer in birth, marriage, life and death
We are at Castle Marsh, in a room in the south-east of the castle, looking out over the marshes. Silvery streams break up the sea of susurrating stems. Small birds fly across the streams every now and then and disappear
Fred talks about castles, Galileo and George
Fred sits casually at one side of the sofa, watching me carefully, occasionally chewing on something as if he’s concentrating very hard. Is this what he does when he’s Thinking, I wonder? “I’ve never been interviewed before,” he explains. “Thank