When I Come Again

He kept his side of the bargain. The village did not.Becan left his marshland home because Laila's father demanded it. Prove your worth, Halwn said. Come back in four years with enough to provide for her. So Becan went. He traded along Roman trade routes, worked and saved and sent Laila a notched feather every harvest to count down the years until he could return. She promised to wait. He promised...