by AML_579
Penda is dead, and Wessex seeks to claim land lost to the last Pagan king of Mercia. The first step is taking the strategic, uncanny hillfort of Baden Burgh. Prince Constans rides forth to harry the defenders when his army, the besieged enemy fortress and the eerily-fertile soil around it disappear under a shimmering blue dome... When the blue fades, they are in a different world, surrounded by strange forests inhabited by monsters beyond their wildest imaginations. Constans must forge multiple races and sworn enemies into a cohesive society. WINNER of the April 2026 Writeathon. ***Please note*** Though I entered and won the April 2026 Writeathon, I have decided to keep writing and posting my story as a record of my first draft going forward. I am an extreme panster, and even I don't know exactly where Constans and the Aenglisc are going. My goal is to rewrite and post a cleaned up version eventually, so any and all criticisms are welcome and will be considered in the rewrite. Please join me for the ride.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue–Badon Dun | 0 |
| 2 | One–Inside the Blue | 0 |
| 3 | Two–Hell Bear | 0 |
| 4 | Three–Feast | 0 |
| 5 | Four–How to Survive | 0 |
| 6 | Five–An Expanding World |
| 0 |
| 7 | Six–Treasures | 0 |
| 8 | Seven–Unfinished Business | 0 |
| 9 | Eight–Widows and Wards | 0 |
| 10 | Nine–The Hunt Begins | 0 |
| 11 | Ten–The Hell Bear | 0 |
| 12 | Eleven–Death of a Village | 0 |
| 13 | Twelve–Kieran | 0 |
| 14 | Thirteen–Foundlings | 0 |
| 15 | Fourteen–Eima | 0 |
| 16 | Fifteen–The Iron Man | 0 |
| 17 | Sixteen–One Month Later | 0 |
| 18 | Seventeen–An Old Friend | 0 |
| 19 | Eighteen–Ayai to the Rescue | 0 |
| 20 | Nineteen–The New Master | 0 |
| 21 | Twenty–Iron Willed Mother | 0 |
| 22 | Twenty-One–Choices. | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter Twenty-Two–Decisions Made | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter Twenty-Three–Of Marriage and Concubines | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter Twenty-Four–Dead Village | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter Twenty-five–Cause for Celebration | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter Twenty-Six–The Blacksmith’s Apprentice | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter Twenty-Seven– Joy Amidst Sorrow | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter Twenty-Eight–Aftershocks | 0 |
| 30 | Twenty-Nine–Setting Sail | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter Thirty–Walrus Clan | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter Thirty-One: Taking Chances | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32: Atu Nispa | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter Thirty-Three: Penkar Markets | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter Thirty-Four: Tanchvil the Slave | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter Thirty-Five: Diplomacy and Departures | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter Thirty-Six: The Open Ocean | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter Thirty-Seven: Goodbye to Shogura | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter Thirty-Eight: Entering Shiran | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter Thirty-Nine: Market District | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter Forty: Homeward Bound. | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter Forty-one: A Parting Gift | 0 |
| 43 | Forty-Two: Falling Snow | 0 |
| 44 | Book Two, Chapter One: The Avar Bow | 0 |
| 45 | Two: The Three-Wife Problem | 0 |
| 46 | Three: Bittersweet Joy | 0 |
| 47 | Four: Winter’s bounty | 0 |
| 48 | Five: Resolve and Charity | 0 |
| 49 | Six: Elandara | 0 |
| 50 | Seven: Night Soil | 0 |
| 51 | Eight: Birth and Rebirth | 0 |
| 52 | Nine: A Child is Born | 0 |
| 53 | Ten: Rot’s Law | 0 |
