CHAPTERXV
WhenwordofthedeathofJoandeTanyreachedTorn，nomancouldtellfromoutwardappearancethedepthofthesufferingwhichthesadintelligencewroughtonthemasterofTorn。
Allthattheywhofollowedhimknewwasthatcertainunusualorderswereissued，andthatthatsamenight，thetencompaniesrodesouthtowardEssexwithoutotherhaltthanfornecessaryfoodandwaterformanandbeast。
WhenthebodyofJoandeTanyrodeforthfromherfather’scastletothechurchatColchester，andagainasitwasbroughtbacktoitsfinalrestingplaceinthecastle’scrypt，athousandstrangeandsilentknights，blackdraped，uponhorsestrappedinblack，rodeslowlybehindthebier。
Silentlytheyhadcomeinthenightprecedingthefuneral，andassilently，theyslippedawaynorthwardintothefallingshadowsofthefollowingnight。