Three disputes arrived in the same week.
Not all at once.
They came on different mornings through different settlements, each one carried by a different runner.
The runners had not coordinated, since the settlements did not yet talk to each other the way they would in six months.
However, Due read each request as it arrived. He did not mention the first one. He read it, wrote a short response, and sent the runner back with a scheduled time.
Following that, the second came two days later, and he did the same. By the fifth day, the third arrived, and Alistair noticed the pattern.
"Three," said Due. "First is Stenfell. Grain distribution argument between two families who share a granary. Second is Harrowbend, near Frument's western edge. Border dispute over a fence line moved last planting season. Third is Redrun, which is unexpected."
Silas looked up. "Redrun already has a precedent."
