Here's a little excerpt, the opening of Chapter One.
The flickering light of the torches and
beeswax candles in the great hall of Castle DeLac threw huge, moving
shadows on the tapestries depicting hunts and battles hanging on the
walls. A fire blazed in the long central hearth, warming the chill of
the September evening. On either side of the hearth, knights and
their ladies sat at the tables closest to the dais where Lord DeLac,
his daughter and the most important guests dined on a sumptuous
repast. Hounds wandered among the tables, snatching at the bits of
food that fell into the rushes covering the flagstone floor, while a
weak-chinned minstrel, dressed in blue, warbled a ballad about a
knight on a quest to save his lost love.
Sir Rheged of Cwm Bron didn’t care
about the feast, or the ballad, or the other guests. Let the nobles
spend the rest of the evening amusing themselves with banter and
drink, dancing and music. He would rather be well rested for the
tournament on the morrow.
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