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FESTIVAL
Jimmy raced down the hall.
The last few months had been a time of growth for Jimmy. He would
be counted sixteen years old the next Midsummer’s Day, though no
one knew his real age. Sixteen seemed a likely guess, although he
might be closer to seventeen or even eighteen years old. Always
athletic, he had begun to broaden in the shoulders and had gained
nearly a head of height since coming to court. He now looked more the
man than the boy.
But some things never changed, and Jimmy’s sense of responsibility
remained one of them. While he could be counted upon for important
tasks, his disregard of the trivial once again threatened to turn the
Prince of Krondor’s court into chaos. Duty prescribed that he, as
Senior Squire of the Prince’s court, be first at assembly, and as usual,
he was likely to be last. Somehow punctuality seemed to elude him. He
arrived either late or early, but rarely on time.
Squire Locklear stood at the door to the minor hall used as the
squires’ assembly point, waving frantically for Jimmy to hurry. Of all
the squires, only Locklear had become a friend to the Prince’s Squire
since Jimmy returned with Arutha from the quest for Silverthorn.
Despite Jimmy’s first, accurate judgment that Locklear was a child in
many ways, the youngest son of the Baron of Land’s End had displayed
a certain taste for the reckless that had both surprised and pleased his
friend. No matter how chancy a scheme Jimmy plotted, Locklear
usually agreed. When delivered up to trouble as a result of Jimmy’s
gambles with the patience of the court officials, Locklear took his
punishment with good grace, counting it the fair price of being caught.
Jimmy sped into the room, sliding across the smooth marble floor
as he sought to halt himself. Two dozen green-and-brown-clad squires
formed a neat pair of lines in the hall. He looked around, noting
everyone was where they were supposed to be. He assumed his own
appointed place at the instant that Master of Ceremonies Brian deLacy
entered.
When given the rank of Senior Squire, Jimmy had thought it would
be all privilege and no responsibility. He had been quickly disabused
of that notion. An integral part of the court, albeit a minor one, he was,
when he failed his duty, confronted by the single most important fact
known to all bureaucrats of any nation or epoch: those above were not
interested in excuses, only in results. Jimmy lived and died with every
mistake made by the squires. So far, it had not been a good year for
Jimmy.
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