A Knight Out of Time

One tick, one tock, and ten-year-old Sebastian Archerfield is flung from his quiet Australian life into the brutal, muddy reality of early medieval Britain. His modern clothes and a mysterious pocket watch are his only links to a home that now feels impossibly distant. How will a boy from the future survive a past he barely recognises? Lost and alone, Sebastian quickly learns that ancient woods hold more than just folklore, and rough-spun folk hide secrets deeper than their thatched huts. Befriending the resourceful Elara, he must adapt, learn, and earn his keep, all while a growing sense of purpose pulls him towards whispers of an forgotten past and a hidden, moss-laden cave. Within the cave, ingenious puzzles and perilous traps guard a powerful relic. Sebastian, with Elara's help, uncovers a plain steel sword and a cryptic scroll-clues to a magic that could be his only way home. But the sword is incomplete, and a shimmering, red and green oval holds an even greater mystery. Sebastian's quest to unlock the sword's true power will lead him across time and space, guided by a magical map. But he is not alone. A formidable magician, driven by dark ambition and wielding his own potent time-travelling relic, shadows his every move, determined to claim the blade for himself. What price will Sebastian pay to protect his new companion and find his way back?