Fifteen
Interim
Spring/Summer 952 MC
The king left Bodden the day after the assault, escorted by the small army he had brought with him. Baron Fitzwilliam believed that the raiders had somehow known of the royal visit, but without proof, there was little that could be done. Life at the Keep reverted to the way it was before the king had graced them with his presence. Beverly, just returning from her first patrol since being knighted, was called to the map room. Leaving Lightning in capable hands, she quickly made her way there, for it was an uncommon thing for her to be summoned like this.
She arrived to see her father talking with Sir Walter, while they scanned over the map.
“Ah, my dear,” her father said, “come in, come in, we were just going over a few things, nothing that might co
