Under The Dragon

Under The Dragon : Book 2 in High KingAn exciting new historical fiction series by Welsh author S.M.Davies, bringing the Dark Age to life. When the Romans abandon Britain, they leave behind chaos and threats of invasion from all sides. A land full of frightened people, facing slaughter by raiding Picts and Saxons. Feckless leaders and powerful priests, too obsessed with their own feuds to see that the islands are standing on the brink of catastrophe. Only one man can save the nation: VORTIGERN.UNDER THE DRAGON Now the wheel of power has turned. Rome is a memory, and Britain stands alone. VORTIGERN wears the crown; High King at last. At his side is a young warrior who has earned a new name - 'The King's Right Arm'. Kerin Brightspear, the king-maker, Vortigern's greatest ally, has proved himself to the man who saved his life. But as they confront the Picts at Hadrian's Wall, enemies within are already plotting Vortigern's downfall. Mercenary captain Hengist and his Jute warriors have sworn allegiance, but will they betray him too?Amidst chaos and bloodshed, Kerin faces his greatest test. The woman he loves is Gael, daughter of his nemesis, Bertil Redknife; niece to bitter rival, Eldof of Glevum. A family hungry for Vortigern's power. For Kerin, an impossible choice between loyalty and love. But something else is about to happen - an event which even Kerin has not foreseen. It will rock the foundations of his life and reveal his true purpose, as the kingdom lurches towards civil war.
Centuries later, the legends will call Vortigern a villain, but to a frightened people threatened with annihilation he was the High King. This is his story, seen through the eyes of Kerin, the young warrior who becomes his devoted companion.