Haunted Ground
““My mother begged my father not to leave, but he chose to take up arms and fight for his king. He died at Adwalton Moor in 1643. My mother tried her best to keep things going, but the two of us struggled to manage the farm. It was too much work for a woman and child. Some days we barely had enough to eat.” Rowan grew silent, remembering the hardship of that awful winter. Her mother had grown thin and silent, her lovely face suddenly lined and gray from lack of food and too much worry. “A neighbor’s child had gotten ill, so my mother went over with some willow bark tea to help bring the fever down. It helped, and the woman was very grateful. She gave my mother a few eggs and helped spread the word, which is exactly what my mother was hoping for. Within a few months, our fortunes improved. People had no money to pay, but they traded food for remedies, and that helped us a great deal. My mother also made love charms for the young girls. She said they were just a bit of whims...y, but the girls believed that a love charm could help them win the heart of the one they loved.”MoreLess
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