The Black Dwarf Chapter Eight

In which the resolute Hobbie Elliot rallies his companions to pursue those who have wronged him, seeking counsel from the solitary and enigmatic Elshie before convening with his allies to confront the troubling disturbances afflicting their borderland. Their united resolve leads them across treacherous moor and marsh to the stronghold of Westburnflat, where suspicions and ancient feuds intertwine beneath the shadow of rising civil unrest.