The Black Dwarf Chapter One

In which two travellers arrive at the Wallace Inn on a snow-covered April morning, engaging in a friendly discourse with the locals about the pastoral hardships and the curious tales surrounding the mysterious Black Dwarf. The scene unfolds amidst rustic camaraderie, as stories and superstitions of old Border legend are recounted with a mixture of scepticism and reverence, setting a tone both quaint and slightly uncanny.