Dear Mr. Cornwell,

A friend and I are reading The Saxon Stories, and she has this idea that Uhtred patronizes whores on a regular basis. Her premise is the paragraph where Uhtred says he wants nothing more than a bed, ale, and a whore. I argued that Uhtred is incredibly open about his behavior. I don’t think he would take whores to bed regularly and not tell us about at least one of them. Can you help us settle this argument?

Best,

Michael