“We know where she went, Sire.” In the lord’s manor of Dulkan, a servant reported to Earl Blake. “We knew she ran to the east a month ago, what good is month old news now?” The Earl snapped back at his servant. “No, Sire, we know who took her in?” “And who else could it be if not Duke Oakley? …

After waking up at around noon, a victory against mornings everywhere, Braydon decided to go speak to Nela about talking to the girl he had rescued. She still had not spoken to him since he had found her. He was not including her cries for help in this. She couldn’t remember those anyway, and it would hurt his pride. He …

As morning was drawing to a close, Braydon decided that he had done enough lazing around. All his worrying for the past few days had done nothing for his sleep, and the mornings had won a few more battles against him. The first thing on his agenda would be to discuss with Colin about the roads, something he’d have done …

Braydon was in a terrible mood. Everyone in the castle knew it. He had been in a terrible mood for the past three days. Beyond the most basic of duties he had not been able to get any work done. Not even Gerald was able to get a different reaction out of him other than a glare that told the …

Upon having been caught and then promptly joined by Braydon in the kitchens, Gerald had been watching him. It did not take long to catch him staring, causing Braydon to stop eating. “Something on your mind, Gerald?” “You’re going to fight them, aren’t you.” “You know me too well.” “I did watch you grow up.” They both laughed, Gerald was …

Upon seeing that they had returned long before they were due, the guards opened the gates quickly and called for Rhydian without needing to be asked. Something Braydon appreciated, he wanted a solution and he wanted it now. Abandoning their horses to the stable hand, Braydon and Gerald made their way to the study to await Rhydian’s arrival; Steven soon …

Braydon decided that he would travel lightly, bringing only enough provisions for one day and Gerald at his side sans Steven and Gerald’s squire. Their journey would take them to the three villages in his lands, the largest of which was fairly central to his lands and the only named village, Midbury. The first thing Braydon noticed about his land …

“Why did you accept such a request, Sire?” Rhydian asked as they watched their new guest getting down from the wagon through one of the windows in the hallway outside of his study. Braydon kept his eyes on their new arrival, a well dressed noble lady, whilst replying. “I need at least some connections in the capital and whatever I …

Braydon found that he could not force himself to sleep any longer, despite his hatred of mornings. It felt like it was the world’s way of laughing at him for thinking he could sleep with all the worries he held and the matters he had to attend to. As he realised he would not be going back to sleep, he …

Braydon was up early the next morning, much to his chagrin. He had some fundamental disagreements with mornings that they could not get past. Today would have to be an exception, his group needed to make good time to reach Cliforge Castle before it got too late in the day. There would be much to do when he arrived, not …