A Child in Hamelin

In 1284, the Pied Piper rid Hamelin Town of rats. But when he was denied his fee, he played a different tune and led the town's children away - all save one little lame lad who could not keep pace with the rest.
The lame lad, once an outcast, becomes the village pet. The schoolmaster and a malignant wizard vie for custody of the boy. The parish priest intervenes, with tragic consequences.
The lame boy is not the child of the title. Not through him is Hamelin redeemed. But redemption does co...