"Excuse me," she asked one of the nearby men, "could you direct me to where I might find Lady Cameron?"

"Aye, she's right over there," the fellow said, pointing to another, smaller, group off to the side working with lighter swords who she had thought were youngsters.

She finally realized that one of them was Lady Cameron in a pair of pants, her hair tied back and a large floppy hat on her head. She danced back and forth with the others, one of the thinner swords in her hand, always pointed at her opponent and Frang was keeping that group under his watchful eye. She moved closer to observe....