Writing as the Sieur de la Tournoire, a young nobleman from Anjou, Stephens recounts his arrival in Paris in January 1578, a strange request from Mademoiselle d’Arency, and the quarrel that makes him an outlaw. He escapes southward with his comrades, harassing royal officers and siding with the Protestant cause in a series of duels and narrow escapes.
A cape-and-sword romance in the Dumas tradition, written for readers who enjoy wit as much as swordplay. Download the free EPUB.