All, thank you for the support. Things have been progressing well... I hope to add more chapters to this story soon. I am working very hard to make a great story and get it all right. If you have any constructive feedback, I would love to hear it. I know it is not yet finished, but I am working tirelessly to get it written down and edited. Thank you for your interest and I look forward to getting my first book published.
- Williamsburg, Virginia, late Friday night, 28 March 1755.
Julian stood inside the garden gate with one hand resting upon his sword and listened until the ordinary sounds of Williamsburg returned to fill the silence.
A wagon passed somewhere beyond Francis Street, its wheels complaining against the rutted ground. From the direction of the main street came the distant strike of a hammer and the faint, repetitive groan of the printing press. A dog barked twice behind a neighboring. . .