Alfred was tired. It had been a long, hard war, and though he had won it, he had barely rested since, knowing that the peace would not last long. For an English king, he had learned, it never did. There was always another war.
He had spent his entire reign defending his homeland and his faith against the hordes of Norse barbarians from across the sea. For nearly a century, they had been arriving in fleets of longships, raiding England’s coastline and laying s. . .
Alfred was tired. It had been a long, hard war, and though he had won it, he had barely rested since, knowing that the peace would not last long. For an English king, he had learned, it never did. There was always another war.
He had spent his entire reign defending his homeland and his faith against the hordes of Norse barbarians from across the sea. For nearly a century, they had been arriving in fleets of longships, raiding England’s coastline and laying s. . .
Prologue
“Run! NOW!” TJ shouted, yanking at Allison’s sleeve. Her eyes were focused on the ground, where their friend lay, twitching slightly. An arrow shaft stuck out of his chest. Her first thought was that it was all part of the game – just some elaborate prank for the newbies on their first outing. If so, it wasn’t very funny.
But there was no way that arrow was fake. The noise it had made when it struck. The blood that was rapidly spreading across his clothes. The r. . .
Prologue
“Run! NOW!” TJ shouted, yanking at Allison’s sleeve. Her eyes were focused on the ground, where their friend lay, twitching slightly. An arrow shaft stuck out of his chest. Her first thought was that it was all part of the game – just some elaborate prank for the newbies on their first outing. If so, it wasn’t very funny.
But there was no way that arrow was fake. The noise it had made when it struck. The blood that was rapidly spreading across his clothes. The r. . .
