The Cross And The Curse (Bernicia Chronicles Book 2) - Plot & Excerpts
Preparations for the trip were made quickly and after only a day of warmth and dry they were ready to set off north. Beobrand avoided Wybert. The man had never liked him and no good would come of their meeting. Instead, while thralls packed food and clothes for Oswiu and his retinue, Beobrand and Acennan spent most of their time playing knucklebones with the men they would soon travel with. Acennan knew all of Oswiu's gesithas. They had spent time together in exile with the sons of Æthelfrith. He had fought alongside most of them in Hibernia. He was well-liked amongst them. Beobrand was known to them. His battle-fame was already the thing of tales. They accepted him as one of them. A killer, despite his youth. At first Beobrand had been unclear why he, of all the thegns who served Oswald, had been chosen to accompany those travelling to Hii. That was until he found a moment to talk to Coenred. They shared a loaf and some cheese in a secluded corner of the hall.
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