Examine the clues artfully disguised in this photograph, his symbolic funeral. Bryce walks in step with the others across the road, his eyes open and his boots on - an obvious attempt to cover the fact that he is (figuratively) an out-of-step, closed eyed, barefoot corpse. His left hand grasps his gorget, indicating something sinister about his throat or an inability to breathe, which also points to the fact that he is (figuratively) a corpse. Pay close attention to his burial clothes. He wears a checkered surcoat and was squired to Duke Anton, a resident of North Carolina. As NASCAR is popular in NC and a checkered flag is waved to signal the end of a race, it is obvious that Bryce's race is done.

Allusions to his demise can also be found in popular SCA lyrics, such as:

BUT BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE SUPPER WITH THE HONEYBUTTER
I GOT RUNNED OVER BY A DAMNED PELICAN.

This leads to the question, who is masquerading as Master Bryce de Byrum?