CHAPTER 8For no reason in particular, Owl decided to stay near the steps leading to Llandover Monastery for a few days instead of approaching the Saxons with his news about sighting Kyla. He didn't trust the Saxons to give him any credit for finding her, sure there was an award out for information about her but he had learnt from previous experience that these rewards were seldom honoured.
Also, in from the turning spot on the stairs he had found an overgrown trail that led back to a ruined stone cottage. This could have been for the original construction workers who built the monastery years before. Perhaps, because of its placement under a large overhanging rock and on a rocky surface it had survived the regrowth of the forest and weathering over the years. The thatch roof had long gone
