Check out the start of the series. “Gwen, let’s bed down over there,” Owin said, pointing a bit of the way up the rise on their far right. The dancing flames of the fire behind him did little to illuminate…

Check out the start of the series. Owin’s apprehension did not fade, though Gwen seemed to settle down after they had eaten some bread and cheese.  Her ease might also have come from the excitement of seeing things she had…

Check out the start of the series. Owin settled down onto the deck of the ship with Gwen at his side as the four sailors pushed the wide boat off the beach. Once the boat slipped into the waves, they…

Check out the start of the series. Owin looked toward the farmhouse as he followed Denton onto the road. The smell of cooking sausage escaped an open window. However, neither Inga nor her brother was visible. At least that is…

Check out the start of the series. The next morning the calling of a roster woke Owin from his slumber. In the middle of the night, Gwen had rolled against him and she had her head on his arm.  Now…

Check out the start of the series. “Denton is a priest of Oron. He sold his services to the Duke when your father and I worked for the Duke.” Gwen wrinkled her brow. “Aren’t the priests of Oron a bit…

Check out the start of the series. “What did you and my father do?” Owin did not want to meet Gwen’s eyes, but she continued to stare at him. I knew this day would come. Still looking down, he cleared…

Check out the start of the series. The work in the Ingle’s fields left Gwen sore and exhausted. Owin fared better, but still ended up with blisters on his hands. Dinner had been generous in size and based on their…

Check out the start of the series. Owin tried not to fidget in the new shirt he wore, but the linen itched. Gwen carried his prior shirt, using it to bundle her belongings. “I get to dress as a man,…

Check out the start of the series. Owin had to force himself not to run back to where he had left Gwen. If something had already happened to her, haste would only draw more attention. Instead, he moved at a…