To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Six: Three Against the World
Chapter Six: Three Against the World
       There was little light in the sky when the two of them reached the meadow. Rebecca was tending a pot in the fire and had stood to warm her backside when Carl emerged first from the forest. She started to wave, then jerked the back of her hand to her mouth when she saw Raphael close behind. Complications!        She was satisfied with the brief account Carl gave her while he bathed and she dressed Raphael's wound. Raphael thanked her. If hes Muslim, he isnt doctrinaire, she thought. Its...

To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Nine: Aquae Sulis Interlude
Chapter Nine: Aquae Sulis Interlude
       The caravan, after resting yet another night, slowly wound its way through the hills, following the River Avon into Aquae Sulis, the village located on the site of Twentiethfirst Century Bath. It was a small village, known for its sacred hot springs, from which it derived its name. Round buildings of rough wood with thatched roofs dominated the village, but here and there a more substantial building stood, partially built of mud. There was only one road through the middle of the villag...

To Kill the Christ! - Chapter Fifteen: To Finance Long Reach
Chapter Fifteen: To Finance Long Reach
       Efforts to improve Nottingham were slowed by the smallpox incident, slowed but not stopped.        Raphael had spent the summer of their arrival surveying the economy of the village, and he was discouraged. Things hadnt improved over the winter. Then, while Rebecca and Carl were involved with the smallpox outbreak during the second summer, he spent more time getting to know the village and its people.        He now knew Nottingham like the back of his hand, and he couldnt squeeze any m...