Glover’s spirit soared. Acclamation from His Highness! Hyde-White had been right. Opportunity was rising before him; he would be a fool and a weakling if he did not seize it. He tried to mask his elation, to present a properly stern face as Ashton, who had been Neville’s student, removed the archdruid’s pectoral from the old man and held it out to Glover. His hands trembled as he accepted it.