The Morning Gift

She's young, but what harm can there be in agreeing the betrothal of Ourdilic to King Alfred's nephew? She is herself a king's daughter after all, even if her father is dead and was suspected of helping the Danish king, Guthrum. Winfrith, tiring of the thankless task of acting as the girl's ward, at first welcomes the idea though the girl's age and the desperate situation Alfred and his followers face mean there is unlikely to be a marriage any time soon. He plans to take refuge from the Da...