Under Charlemagne’s reign, Francia was no stranger to war. War was just part of every day life in 773, but so were romance and chivalry. Alda’s brother, Count Alfihar of Drachenhaus, is starting marriage negotiations for her to wed the wealthy and good looking, but cruel Count Ganelon of Dormagen.
Alda has no desire to marry Ganelon at all, she would rather wed another….Prince Hruodland, heir to the March of Brittany but alas he is of royal blood and far above the reach of a Countess. But yet Alda and her uncle can’t help but sense Hruodland is more than interested in Alda’s hand.
Ganelon is jealous of the friendship between Alda and Hroudland, not to mention the two families have has an ongoing blood feud for years….everytime Ganelon and Hruodland meet, they clash and usually over Alda.
War calls the men to ride to Lombardy to fight the Lombards leaving the women behind at Drachenhaus. Alda prays for the safe return of her brother and Hruodland…..NOT Ganelon, she only prays that it’s God’s will that he falls.
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