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There’s not too much to report for the end of the year. Hawise is starting to help Bridget with the ‘womanly chores’, though she finds them quite boring and would rather spend her time climbing trees and finding cool bugs.

Benedict finally introduces Elyanore to Elliot, and the two get along quite well. Benedict would’ve stayed with her regardless of what his stepfather thought, but he is still glad to see no strife take place.

Unfortunately for this family, and for all of England’s peasants, the peace will not continue into the next few years, as The Great Famine is finally dawning.

Come spring, Hawise has finally reached 5 years of age! She’s a rambunctious little girl who loves running around and playing with the animals, and doesn’t care if she looks pretty or ‘presentable’, opting for messy braids and her brothers’ old tunics over the dresses Bridget tried to pass down to her.

She’s also somewhat of a loner, often preferring the company of the animals over that of her fellow humans.

Elliot has also turned 30 years old!

Benedict, after finding out the boy his sister was courting was willing to lay hands on a girl, felt he had to warn her about this.

Bridget didn’t believe him.

“You’re lying, he would never hurt a flea, you just don’t want me to be happy do you?

“What? I- fine see for yourself, don’t come crying to me when you find out I’m right!”

If Bridget wasn’t going to listen to him, Benedict decided he didn’t care, he was going to focus on his own relationship.

One warm evening in May, he shared his first kiss with Elyanore.

Bridget didn’t care what her brother said, why should she listen to someone who thought he was better than everyone?

She decided to meet Adam again anyway, they planned to meet when it was dark to watch the stars together, while she waited for him, she came across a deer, but it was not interested in letting her pet it.

The summer night sky was beautiful, and Bridget felt everything was right when she was with Adam, how could she possibly believe her brother’s words when the Adam she knew was kind and caring, even to the mosquitos trying to suck their blood.

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Table fountain. Paris, France, 1320-1340.

It’s February, and Benedict has been spending a lot of time with Elyanore this winter! They both love the cold and there’s not much farm work to be done when the ground is covered in snow, so the two get lots of bonding time.

Benedict is really starting to develop feelings for the girl from far away, he even got a special gift made for her on her birthday.

“New skates?!” She squealed.

“Well, your old ones were beat up and barely fit, I thought you could use a new pair.”

“But it must of cost a fortune.” Elyanore bit her lip nervously.

“Don’t worry about it.”

And so the two spent the rest of their winter skating together whenever they could, sometimes Benedict’s siblings would come along too, many times it was just the young lovers, who hadn’t really confessed their feelings for each other, but they didn’t really have to, they both knew they were in love.

One day, they were holding hands and looking in each other’s eyes, when Adam Fletcher showed up, he shoved Benedict away from Elyanore, and started slapping her in the face, yelling at her!

Benedict would not take anyone laying hands on his girl, so he squared up with the boy, easily beating him in a physical fight, Elyanore laughed when Adam lost.

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