"That's how it should be," He agreed. "And there are parts of Wales that hold to that same practice, but it's not widely known and the Welsh would be too proud to share it with the English."

He'd know, being one of them. "Usually the person's held to evidence. I'd like to say that the evidence proves either way, but times are chaotic right now. War going on, and small petty crimes are too easy to slip by without anyone to notice."

Yet another reason why Berringer came to him. As a monk, people would often come to him if something worried them, and the two of them just worked well off together.