The Cloister and the Hearth Chapter 42

In which the gravity of a siege unfolds with vivid detail, illustrating the strife and artifice of medieval warfare as a determined force besieges a fortified town amidst the clangour of engines and the flight of arrows. Denys, caught in the turmoil, navigates loyalty and injury, finding unexpected camaraderie even as the siege’s fortunes waver beneath the shadow of war’s harsh necessities.