Instructions for the Hound-Keeper

This note comes from the superior of the man who handles the castle hounds. Word is that the knyaz visits the pit today, so the hound-keeper had better watch out: with the scent of blood heavy in the air, the hounds will likely go rabid again, as before.

The writer warns they will not be patching the keeper up this time — keep the beasts in check, and do not spare them the rod, and all will be fine.