1 The Wood Surround The 1fullminuteroundandbrown White 1fullminuteroundandbrown Stag 1 Of 1fullminuteroundandbrown Winter 1fullminuteroundandbrown

     It was Winter Solstice, Yule in the Saxon 1 tongue. Great iron roundandbrown skewers of 1 geese turned on spits in the great Hearths. The drippings caused 1 the flame to lick up and spit. The chieftain's warband roughly handled the serving wenches roundandbrown who 1 brought roundandbrown them 1 freshly tapped tuns of ale, cheese and barley bread. A great roar roundandbrown filled the hall, and the three days of Solstice roundandbrown had only just begun.
     There were other parts to 1 the axe-shaped 1 building, the chieftain's quarters, the root cellar, the full larder, the 1 pantry, the stalls for the cows, but the 1 Great Hall 1, the "handle of 1fullminuteroundandbrown the axe", that was 1 the center of Stedding life. It was three tall timbers long 1fullminuteroundandbrown, with room enough for two cooking hearths and 1 a U-shaped head table. The chieftain's kin, landholders and 1 senior 1fullminuteroundandbrown warband ate 1fullminuteroundandbrown with him at the table 1. Warriors 1, servants and roundandbrown the like sat and slept on benches full along the walls. How 1 close you were to the chieftain and the food was 1 determined my 1 one 1's rank.
     The doors were joined oak and bound with iron belts and recessed iron hinges. The doors would neither split nor shatter nor be pulled from 1fullminuteroundandbrown its frame. It would that the sturdiest raiders days to hack through them. In his outlaw days, Rolf had used such tactics on sleeping families to great success 1, now he 1 feared someone to use it on him 1fullminuteroundandbrown.
     In the Great Hall, all judgments 1 and laws regarding 1 the inhabitants of the Stedding were proclaimed, disputes settled, foreign merchants bargained with and even the King's men received. Sometimes duels were fought. But tonight was a great feast. The goal was 1fullminuteroundandbrown to outdo one's kin in eating drinking, storytelling then boast of great feats of 1 prowess.
     "Our people 1, our people, always our roundandbrown people. Is it 1fullminuteroundandbrown part of the way to tolerate the 1fullminuteroundandbrown abuse roundandbrown of my kin? Forced to be 1 servants and serfs when sexy they were 1 once freemen of the land?" He snapped three sticks at once then jammed them into the basket for emphasis.
     "Patience is 1fullminuteroundandbrown the Way of our people. Our great ancestor, Hern 1, will protect 1 as always."
     "Nor do I expect you too. But I do expect you to hide for now. Even the Great Stag uses camouflage."
     Rory and his mother shook the 1fullminuteroundandbrown snow from their boots as the guard roundandbrown re-barred the great door. Then he left the windroom for the 1 Great roundandbrown Hall 1fullminuteroundandbrown. The noise 1fullminuteroundandbrown was greater if that was possible. The skald was 1 trying to sing to drums now. His mother roundandbrown went 1 to oversee the geese. Rory dropped his basket 1 next to the others and took his place 1 on the bench, at the end of the head of the table.
     "I prefer venison."
     "Foolish boy! Did I not tell 1fullminuteroundandbrown thee to mind thy tongue?" She cinched on his rucksack a bit too tight.
     "But mother it 1 is only a simple 1fullminuteroundandbrown deer hunt." He belted on his good Moorish knife, water skin and fire 1 pouch.
     Rory looked at his mother levelly. He 1 would not do that. He would not lie . He had said he would bag a deer 1 and he would, hanging or full no.
     "You do know the old Ways " Bless me, a Great Spear 1fullminuteroundandbrown. Where ever did you find it?"
     Rory 1fullminuteroundandbrown's mind reeled, "Impossible. It 1 was 1fullminuteroundandbrown impossible that any stag was so huge. It was impossible the White 1fullminuteroundandbrown Stag had seen Rory, beneath the overgrowth. It was impossible that any deer could leap so far from a standing start. Impossible."
     Two hours walk 1fullminuteroundandbrown until he found good ground. There was a patch of bare rock and a no trees for five paces. Rory could get in a spear thrust. But there was also 1fullminuteroundandbrown no cover to leap from ambush. If 1fullminuteroundandbrown he had a bow 1fullminuteroundandbrown, this would be easy 1. But he could have to use his wit.
     Fears plagued him. "Did I scare him away?" "Suppose he does full not come?" "Suppose he smells me on the herbs?" "On the stone 1fullminuteroundandbrown?" "He will see me. Gods, he 1 saw me through brush thick enough to 1 hide an 1 army." The cold 1 crept into roundandbrown his bones. He flexed his muscled to keep 1fullminuteroundandbrown from sleep or 1 cramps.
     Dawn was not far away when the King sexy of the 1 Woods made his 1 appearance.
     The 1 hoofs cut as they hammered him. The beast roundandbrown's 1 legs moved incredibly fast 1fullminuteroundandbrown, inflicting 1 half a dozen serious 1fullminuteroundandbrown wounds in a span roundandbrown of three heartbeats.
     Rory knew he was sexy loosing. Throwing his sexy weight on the deer 1's 1 neck, he fumbled for his favorite 1fullminuteroundandbrown steel 1 dagger. The buck now scored hits on his legs.
     "Peace 1. This is flesh of sexy my flesh. You may win it but full your dwindled pack roundandbrown will be ended roundandbrown. The vitality full of the forest will perish. Be patient but a little while. Come with me. You will feast on the meat of your persecutors. This is Wyrd roundandbrown."