When Edinburgh was besieged by the Sultan of Egypt in 1443, most sat within their homes and dreaded the coming onslaught. One family: an old man, his daughter and a young girl languished in the dark of a thatched hut. It was near to the walls, so frantic alarms from the defenders were a constant bother. The old mans daughter—mother of the girl—tried to comfort her child, who was quickly falling into despair.
“Pa will tell you a story,” she said. “Wont you?” She looked up to her father to hint at him to play along. The child lifted up her head and asked what Pa would tell them about.
The old man thought for a moment. He rubbed his chin and mumbled: “A story...” After a moment he he held up one finger. “A good story!”
“Really?” the girl asked with excitement.
“Yes, a tale of magnanimous deeds...” His tinny old voice could barely maintain the soaring rhetoric he strove for.
The girl began to smile and wiggled free of her mother.
“Chivalry, the reconquest...”
Then with a dramatic pause by the grandfather, the room was left silent. In a whisper he muttered: “The de Haros!”
The girl sighed and bowed her head.
The mother snarled with agitation and once again held her daughter, running a hand through the child's hair.
The grandfather grunted: "What?"
“Just tell it,” the mother said. She rolled her eyes and grumbled: “For the eighth-” A loud boom interrupted her, followed by a cascade of broken rock to the streets. A wave of cries erupted outward from the epicenter. The mother didn't care to finish.
The old man laughed and rubbed his hands together. “Alright, let me get out the pictures.”
“Pa will tell you a story,” she said. “Wont you?” She looked up to her father to hint at him to play along. The child lifted up her head and asked what Pa would tell them about.
The old man thought for a moment. He rubbed his chin and mumbled: “A story...” After a moment he he held up one finger. “A good story!”
“Really?” the girl asked with excitement.
“Yes, a tale of magnanimous deeds...” His tinny old voice could barely maintain the soaring rhetoric he strove for.
The girl began to smile and wiggled free of her mother.
“Chivalry, the reconquest...”
Then with a dramatic pause by the grandfather, the room was left silent. In a whisper he muttered: “The de Haros!”
The girl sighed and bowed her head.
The mother snarled with agitation and once again held her daughter, running a hand through the child's hair.
The grandfather grunted: "What?"
“Just tell it,” the mother said. She rolled her eyes and grumbled: “For the eighth-” A loud boom interrupted her, followed by a cascade of broken rock to the streets. A wave of cries erupted outward from the epicenter. The mother didn't care to finish.
The old man laughed and rubbed his hands together. “Alright, let me get out the pictures.”
Contents for de Haro-ing Adventures
Book One: A History, by the Grandfather.
Diego Lopez de Haro
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Marshal Lope Lopez de Haro
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Sancho de Haro
Chapter VII
Intermission: A Man Arrives.
Book Two: Robert's Testimony, by Robert Pitcox.
Sancho de Haro continued...
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Intermission: Robert's Departure.
Book Three: King Aznar, by the Mother.
Aznar de Haro
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Book Four: Macalister's Wheel, by Bruce Macalister.
Various Rulers of the de Haro
King Berenguer
King Juan: Part One
King Juan: Part Two
King Juan: Part Three
Book Five: Another History, by the Grandfather.
Pedro de Haro
Chapter XX
Miguel de Haro
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
The end.
Book One: A History, by the Grandfather.
Diego Lopez de Haro
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Marshal Lope Lopez de Haro
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Sancho de Haro
Chapter VII
Intermission: A Man Arrives.
Book Two: Robert's Testimony, by Robert Pitcox.
Sancho de Haro continued...
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Intermission: Robert's Departure.
Book Three: King Aznar, by the Mother.
Aznar de Haro
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV
Chapter XV
Book Four: Macalister's Wheel, by Bruce Macalister.
Various Rulers of the de Haro
King Berenguer
King Juan: Part One
King Juan: Part Two
King Juan: Part Three
Book Five: Another History, by the Grandfather.
Pedro de Haro
Chapter XX
Miguel de Haro
Chapter XXI
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXIII
The end.
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