Bound by Word

"Please tell us," Alexa quickly urged.

  Gwendolyn kept her expression thoughtful,

"Well, that poor creature needs a new chance, but I don't think it will be here. Tanbury is nothing more than the last and forgotten bastion of defense in this portion of England and we are Brentford's vassals. But nothing really changes here, and the families that live here will remain the same."

This was true for most towns and cities around essentially agricultural places. When she, Ian, and Locke strayed a little way in the Teutonic empire, she saw several places like that. They didn't like strangers and anything that would interfere with their routine.

  But Lady Gwen continued to expound on her idea,