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Honoring her man, small, beautiful, and rich widow Judith Perle gives a home towards the Abbey at Shrewsbury--for the yearly rent of 1 white flower. Judith doesn't have lack of suitors, and if she remarries, her dowry could be all of the better if the home were returned because of non payment of hire. Then when a priest charged with providing the rose is found slain, and the rose bush is found hacked to bits, Brother Cadfael discovers he should root out a monster.