title: Golden words: The sayings of Brother Giles of Assisi
author: Nello Vian
description: Text: English (translation)<br> Original Language: Italian
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  **CHAPTER ONE**
  
  
  _Wilem_
  
  
    
  
  
  "Bring him out now. I don't need to tell you what will happen to your daughter
  if you don't."
  
  
  Wilem swallowed a thick lump of air, and observed the exchange between Clau
  and the farmer. Sitting astride his Portnis stallion, he wondered for the
  millionth time how he had wound up in the General's personal entourage, and
  once more decided it had to do more with his aptitude than his attitude. The
  whole interaction was making him sick to his stomach.
  
  
  "Easy, boy." His direct superior, Mediator Talia Oh, put a gentle hand on the
  side of his leg.
  
  
  Wilem glanced over at her. He appreciated the kindness of her gesture, but
  wasn't so enamored of her choice of words. She couldn't have been more than
  two or three years his elder.
  
  
  "I told you... I... I don't know where he went. I swear." The farmer was 