Danger in the Dark Forest

The Middle Ages in Europe was a period of great danger. Rulers in the land lived in sturdy castles and used knights for protection in battles. Ordinary people farmed or lived in small villages where they practiced a trade. People living in our Modern Age have different challenges but the same concerns as in earlier times-threats to face, choices to make, and hopes for a happy life.

Fourteen-year-old Stephen and his ten-year-old brother, Francis, lived a peaceful life on a farm and took care ...