Bond of Fire
“Barely the size of a typical manor, only its excellent construction, broad herb garden, and superb livestock set it apart from its kindred. The cattle and most of the horses were in the pastures, with only a few of the better mounts still in the barn.A river marked its southern border, rising beyond the dense eastern woods and flowing placidly through its rich green pastures before tumbling wildly down a steep cliff to meet the ocean only a few leagues away. The view there was considered magnificent, with a terrace and gardens built as observation points—all on the opposite side of the house from the barn.The manor house had two stories, of course, with steeper roofs than usual, implying large attics full of stores. The harvest here, as elsewhere in the Vendée, had been unusully good, leaving the loft overflowing with hay.The house, barn, and many of the outbuildings were built of stone, while the courtyard itself was paved with flagstone, shimmering under the moonlight like a lake.
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