All we could get out of them was that they were taking us to ‘Kurokuma’. We didn’t know if that was a place or a person. What does it mean, by the way?”I’m told it’s...

Captive Greece took captive her savage conquerer and brought the arts to rustic Latium

Already, Cullum felt a stirring of interest. The name Horace and the mention of an oakleaf symbol struck a chord in his memory. Sir Horace, the Oakleaf Knight, was a legendary figure in Araluen, even...

Ut haec ipsa qui non sentiat deorum vim habere is nihil omnino sensurus esse videatur.”If any man cannot feel the power of God when he looks upon the stars, then I doubt whether he is...

Come closer, Kurokuma. It’s quite safe.’Horace shuffled closer to the edge…’Quite safe, my foot,’ he muttered to himself. ‘And what’s this Kurokuma you keep calling me?”It’s a term of great respect,’ Shigeru told him.’Great respect,’...

What was that, Kurokuma?’ asked one of the escorts riding near him. The others chuckled at the name.’Nothing important,’ Horace said. Then he looked at them suspiciously. ‘What’s this Kurokuma business?’The Senshi looked at him...

There are always risks in battle. It’s a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.’ [said Halt].’How do you know which are the right ones?’ Shigeru asked.Halt glanced at his two younger...

You’ll like it less when you hear what they’ve been building. It’s a big raised platform at the end of the square about two metres above the ground, with steps running up to it.”Like a...

What the devil is Chocho?’ Will whispered.Horace’s grin broadened. ‘You are. It’s what the men call you,’ he said. Then he added, ‘It’s a term of great respect.’Behind them, Halt nodded confirmation. ‘Great respect,’ he...

Easy climb, Kurokuma. You do it easily.”Not on your life,’ Horace said… ‘That’s what we have Rangers for. They climb up sheer rock walls and crawl along narrow, slippery ledges. I’m a trained warrior, and...

Will had been taken aback in his confrontation with Arisaka to discover that his name- Chocho- meant “Butterfly”… He was puzzled to know why they had selected it. His friends, of course, delighted in helping...

But…’ Horace looked from one familiar face to another. ‘How did you come to..?’Before he could finish the question, Will interupted, thinking to clarify matters but only making them more puzzling…’We were all in Toscana...