When the man is found dead, they have a mystery to solve. Ralaph and Gervase travel to Blackwater castle to catalog the land holdings of the Fitzcorbuncion family and possible illegal annexations by the estate. When the oldest son is mutilated and murdered, suspects abound. The Dragons of Archenfield , repr. Ralaph and Gervase travel to the Welsh march where three parties claim the same piece of land.
Tensions erupt into murder and kidnapping threatening to engulf the region in a bloodbath.
Ralaph and Gervase must find the motive, murderer, and settle the land dispute to keep the peace. The Serpents of Hambledown . St. Martin's Trade 1998. Ralaph's traveling company expands to include Canon Hubert, Brother Simon, and his new Saxon bride Golde. Ralph and company travel to Canterbury to settle a land dispute and find a murdered young woman.