496 Session 2 - Group 1

A Chronicle of the Year of the Wolf,

Four-hundred and Ninety-Six

Being a Tale of Five Knights of Salisbury and their Fortunes upon the Western Road

Set down by the Clerk

Session Summary

• Countess Ellen briefs the knights: Saxon pressure is mounting, refugees are arriving and the hill forts need rebuilding.
• Arianrhod attempts to fortify Figsbury; Drusilla tackles Cholderton. Both efforts collapse in spectacular fashion — split timbers, misplaced walls and general structural comedy.
• Arianrhod marries Lady Elery of Cholderton, a capable and well-regarded lady of modest lands. Emma weds Lord Winterslow, a steady farmer-lord with no battle glory but plenty of good sense.
• Euric and Drusilla, remain ...