CHAPTER 2
The challenge of the black knightCaradawc was acknowledged as Lord of Castle Goreu, king of all the territory conquered and held by his father. He mourned Viviane whom he supposed had perished in the fire, as he mourned for the days that were past when he had been carefree and happy. His father had made many enemies in his lifetime, but his formidable strength had kept them all at bay. Now that he was dead, and a young untried man stood in his place, it seemed that some landholders were ready to challenge his right to hold what he had inherited.
At night, the dream he had had in those ‘lost’ days still haunted him. He wandered through a darkness where there were no stars... He was aware of searching for something or someone and that a nameless passion drove him on... but for wh
