He missed Jack badly. He was so fed up sometimes, that he found himself spending time in the company of Roland, something he would never have dreamt of doing a month before. He wished with all his heart that he could be back at home with his family in Kilmainham. But the plague stopped any moveme...
Usually she enjoyed being with Dame Anna, for as they worked the woman would explain the uses and properties of the various herbs they put into the potions they made. This morning, however, Dame Anna was silent and serious, and worked very quickly, not speaking a word other than brief commands to...
The old monk was bruised but not badly hurt from his encounter with the Northmen the evening before. Determined to keep their spirits up, he said cheerily, ‘Well, lad, the sun is up. Time to be stirring and on the road.’ ‘Do you think we could look for some food first?’ said Brendan. ‘I’m starvin...