Once Upon A Time

Once u??n a time, dur?ng th? t?m? when ??t?-?t?t?? dotted the l?nd????? of wh?t later became known ?? It?l?, th?r? was a love story. This w?? n?t ??ur t?????l l?v? ?t?r?, but ?n ???? love ?t?r?. N?t wh?r? th? hero and h?r??n? fell in l?v? w?th?ut a cause, but one where th?? f?ught and ?truggl?d to maintain their independence in spite ?f th??r gr?w?ng feelings f?r ?n? ?n?th?r. Th?? w?r? ?tr?ng individuals, ?? m?n? It?l??n ?r?, ?nd r?fu??d to succumb t? the f??l?ng? of l?v? without a b?ttl? t? th? ?nd. N?, m?k? that a w?r to th? b?tt?r end. And l?k? ?? m?n? l?v? stories, this n?v?r ?t?rt?d out ?? ?u?h. But ?? ??u w?ll soon f?nd ?ut, l?v? grows ?n the strangest ?f places ?nd circumstances. It w?? raining; the kind ?f ?t??d? r??n that ???l?d d?wn th? heat ?f a ?umm?r day. It h?d been raining since m?dn?ght and looked ?? ?f ?t would ??nt?nu? for th? next thr?? days. Th? farmers throughout th? region w?r? h?v?ng th??r ?r???r? answered, ?? ?t h?d b??n quite a t?m? ??n?? th? rains deluged th? ??untr???d?. The crops required th? rain ?n ?rd?r t? gr?w. T?m?t???, barley ?nd wh??t w?r? th? m??n f?rm h?rv??t? and it looked as if th?? ???r would b? particularly b?unt?ful. R??m?nd? h?d ?rr?v?d with his lord Gr?g?r??, g?v?rn?r ?f S?l?rn? and the ?nt?r? ?urr?und?ng region. Th?? had ju?t b??n briefed ?n th??r m?????n to gather th??r army ?nd trek n?rth t? R?m? w?th the l?rd'? d?ught?r. R??m?nd? had b??n g?v?n h?? ????gnm?nt t? h??d h?m?, r?ll? the troops and ??nd th?m north t? N??l??. T?m? w?? of th? essence ?? Lu?g? wanted h?? d?ught?r d?l?v?r?d within a f?rtn?ght. A typical brigade ??uld ??v?r about tw?nt? f?v? t? th?rt? k?l?m?t?r? ??r d?? ?n a standard m?r?h ?r ?n? ?nd a half t?m?? th?t ?n a forced m?r?h. If Raimondo ??uld tr?v?l by ??rr??g? arriving t?n?ght b??k ?n S?l?rn?, he'd h?v? nearly tw? full d??? t? g?t th? message ?ut t? ?ll th? l?rd? ?nd f?r th?m t? assemble ?t th? castle. Th?t would b? a tight t?m?l?n?, but possible. Read through the novel to know more!!!