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Good to hear...it makes the characters all the more real for this setting. It's a harsh world and I'm only a few chapters in.


Exactly. Although I feel, sometimes, that it's going a bit far. Few of the characters have any moments of peace, quiet, or happiness. They seem to drown in an eternal sea of miseries, angst, and bad fortune. (Not a bad thing per se, but in excess...)


The Medieval epoch wasn't exactly glamourous. I am no historian but I bet the Wars of the Roses was full of miseries and bad fortunes for every side.