1053AD (15 years later) A boy sits alone, leaning back against his favourite tree looking up at the sky. It is an old yew, gnarled and sprawling like an old ladies hand, placed in a clearing as if fossilised and released to breath again when the ice...

Dawn broke a beautiful red sky. The men stopped and watched in awe at the vista as the sun crept from behind the mountains in the distance. They stopped by a river and ate breakfast. Olivier asked Etienne questions of how he met Arlette, and of how...

etienne Etienne left the hall, bid farewell to Olivier and headed back to his room. He was still in a state of shock with the enormity of the task that his father had bestowed on him. All he wanted to do was see Arlette; he needed to tell her. He made...

The king turned to make his way out of the hall, he turned to Etienne, “Son come with me.” “Olivier you come as well. I want you by my side,” whispered Etienne in his friend’s ear. Olivier and Etienne followed the king along with;...

This is my first (not book related) post and it came about from a discussion; which led to pondering, which was going to become a tweet, but couldn't be condensed to 140 characters, so here it is. I agree with Al Gore, Sting and every other...