This week’s puzzle:

A male condemned for attacking a woman escapes capture and ends up in a place he’s never been before. There he travels for a while with a group of naïve mendicants and helps to topple two of the most influential figures in the region.

Last week’s puzzle:

A former champion quits his job, finds a new one, leaves that, goes back to his original job, and gets another one on the side. After failing at his latest job, he goes off to do what those who cannot do do: teach.

And the answer is . . . ▼