Champion at the Bit

A Tale of Medieval Trial and Heir

Paul grows up in a typical village in England toward the end of the reign of Henry III. He plays in the medieval mud; he helps his doting mother to make and sell string; he befriends a basilisk. But when he is finally orphaned, Paul begins to wonder about the world outside Dundonnedon. Once he leaves home to find his fortune, Paul quickly learns that it takes more than he has to survive in ye big, olde world. He falls in with a traveling troupe of actors keeping a secret... meets a musical trio of meandering wastrels... waits tables at a family-friendly tavern in the angriest town in the entire country. Then, despite frowning upon violence, Paul seemingly finds his calling as a squire to professional champions. But what will happen when fate calls upon Paul himself to champion the cause of a damsel in distress... back in his boyhood village?