#1 – Shield of Blood
Edmund La Fontaine begins life as a French street child with no plausible route to rank or security. Adopted and trained for war, he crosses into the service of England’s ruling dynasty and develops the military skill and persuasive confidence required to survive among princes. Campaigns…
#2 – At the King’s Command
Argyle Mowbray grows up dreaming of chivalry, but the violent death of the knight he serves destroys the simple distinction he has made between honour and treachery. Richard II commands the young nobleman to establish whether the fatal tournament incident was an accident or murder. The…
#3 – Court of Deadly Whispers
Argyle Mowbray returns to an English court where Richard II is rebuilding royal authority and settling old scores. The king’s marriage to the young Isabella of Valois brings a new household from France, including a companion whose past and loyalties are deliberately obscured. Argyle hopes that…
#4 – Web of Lies
As Richard II’s government loses its grip, an exiled lord returns to England to reclaim his inheritance and gathers support far beyond the original dispute. Argyle Mowbray is trapped between a pledge made to the king and an ultimatum directed at his family. Betrayal inside his…
#5 – Legacy of Kings
Henry IV’s hold on the English crown is weakened by rebellion, poor harvests and the political debts created by usurpation. Argyle Mowbray’s own concealed history leaves him vulnerable to the new regime. To prevent disclosure, he accepts a bargain that sends him away from England and…
#6 – The Rogue’s Son
Edmund “Ned” Mowbray reaches court at thirteen after being abandoned by the parents and relatives who should have protected him. Service beside Prince Harry gives him his first stable friendship and a place in the Lancastrian household. Anonymous letters then claim that Ned possesses a better…
#7 – Deeds of Deceit
After five years of imprisonment and torture for a crime he did not commit, Thom Mowbray expects death rather than release. Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, instead brings the former spymaster back into service near the end of Henry V’s reign. Thom enters a court transformed by…