The Trumpeter

In the late 17th century Hungary moved from Turkish to Austrian domination becoming a key part of the AustroHungarian Empire In this story which takes place shortly after that time three outlaws murder a group of people on their way to a wedding One young man was a slave travelling with the group to entertain them with his skills as a trumpeter The outlaws spare him for the same reason He allows himself to believe that they are really an unattached group of independencefighters but after seeing their brutal and callous ways he cannot believe that they are good men and he turns them in to the authorities At that point he is unnerved to discover how nobly they bear the rigors of captivity