Turold's Conquest: Volume 2 of Turold the Storyteller

The omens say a war is coming. But they never mentioned her.Turold's in trouble again, and it's not the fault of his mysterious companion this time. A handful of his wine-fuelled words have left Odo, powerful Bishop of Bayeux, humiliated in public. Getting on the wrong side of Duke William's favourite brother was ... unwise.And when Odo needs a spy to worm his way into King Harold Godwinson's confidence, who better to send than a disposable misfit like Turold?So, the fates have spoken. Afelgiva will finally meet Turold. She wants nothing to do with another smooth-talking man, especially one who looks like he does. Yet they are drawn together, and not only by the strange gifts that neither can admit to.Storm clouds gather. The valkyries are waiting and tragedy lies ahead. Can Turold and Afelgiva find their way through the chaos, together?Set in the same world as The Bear of Pichesham, fantastic and historic events twist towards Hastings and the bloody battle that will seal the fate of a nation