by Hannah Rossiter האנה רוסיטר
It all began in 348, on the island of Sancrist, when Tassin Trueshield of Aleph, was deposed by his cousin Rufier. Together with his company of fifty men at arms they instigated a coup against the rightful lord. Killing Tassin’s father Lord Tarcil, his wife and his baby daughter, Rufier sent three men to hunt down his hated cousin and kill him.
Tassin had left his castle early in the morning to go hunting, taking his squire Baut of MarKenin, ten of his household knights and a collection of verderers and warders to bring the animals into their trap of the hunt. Chasing a deer through the forest Tassin became separated from his companions, when the three hunters from Rufier came upon the Lord of Aleph, pulling their daggers they tried to pull the lord from his horse. Tassin used a whip and to keep his attackers at bay. His attackers stabbed in his thigh, missing the arteries and but cutting into his thigh muscles.
Kicking the sides of his horse, the horse barged through the three attackers, one was trampled by Tassin’ horse. Galloping down the path, Tassin was panting on as the horse came to a halt. Coming to a halt, the slipped down from his horse. Tying the horse to a tree. Cutting a strip off his undershirt, he wrapped the makeshift bandage around his thigh. Untying his horse mounting his horse, they trotted down the path towards their camp site…
