Kuninkaan miekkamies : Historiallinen seikkailuromaani

Set against the smoky taverns of a war‑torn 17th‑century kingdom, the story opens with the larger‑than‑life Sir Crispin, a courtier who mixes sardonic songs with razor‑sharp insults. He watches a trembling young Irishman, newly arrived from the battlefield, as the bar fills with raucous laughter and clinking bottles. Their exchange crackles with wit and contempt, hinting at old rivalries and strangers thrust together by circumstance.

Behind the jokes, a darker tension builds: the Irishman is on the run from Cromwell’s relentless armies, and Sir Crispin fears the same fate may soon find him. As a frantic knock echoes through the dim room, a desperate figure bursts in pleading for shelter, his voice shaking with terror. The two men must decide whether to hide a fugitive, risk a deadly encounter, and perhaps step into a larger conflict that will test loyalties and courage.