Rosehaven

Medieval Song Series - 5

Come back to England in the year 1277 and meet 18 year old Hastings of Trent and 25 year old Severin of Langthorne, two strangers joined in marriage. Hastings is an heiress and Severin is the warrior whom the dying Earl of Oxborough has selected to assume his title, properties, possessions, and his daughter. It is Severin's duty to sire children, to bring strong new blood to the line, and keep Oxborough powerful.

Hastings thinks he's cold-blooded, severe, merciless. Severin doesn't smile, he looks capable of cruelty, he inspires fear. Then a marten appears over the top of his tunic.

Now, who can be afraid of a man who carries a marten in his tunic?

(What is a marten, you ask? A marten is a sable; a sable is a weasel. What is a weasel, you ask. See marten.)

As for Hastings, Severin believes she should be obedient, submissive, malleable. She should spea

Tropes & themes

Medieval Bodice Ripper

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