A Clerk of Oxford, and His Adventures in the Barons' War

In the bustling streets of medieval Oxford, a young scholar named Leofric stands at a crossroads. Orphaned and impoverished, he watches the world’s turmoil from the cloister’s stone walls, his mind full of verses and his hands more suited to ink than iron. When a compassionate monk offers him a final mass for his father, Leofsky chooses instead to step beyond the sanctuary, determined to earn his keep with his own labor.

Leofric’s journey carries him into the heart of the Barons’ War, where loyalties shift like the tide and the clang of swords mingles with the chatter of market stalls. As he seeks an apprenticeship, he confronts both the harsh realities of a war‑torn kingdom and the lingering pull of his scholarly roots. Along the way, friendships are forged, secrets whispered, and the young clerk must decide whether his future lies in the forge, the scriptorium, or somewhere in between.