Kidnapped!

Months had passed since the Sorceress had ambushed Prince Michael (see If you go down to the woods) without any sign of her or her strange minions, and slowly it faded to a bad dream. 

As Christmas drew near, Princess Alison, with her maid and a small escort, rode out to take the air. All was well, until......

None but the horses returned to tell the tale.

"The Saxons have broken the truce! To arms men! We march to rescue our women folk and revenge our dead!" But halfway to the Saxon camp, they met an armed mob marching towards them with angry cries.

However, before blood was spilt, the Green Lady appeared out of nowhere and stood between the two angry mobs.

"STOP! .......You have been deceived by the Purple Witch!"
"It is she and her foul creatures who have done this evil deed and she has taken them aboard a ship and sailed to the West, to where, even I do not know. If you wish to rescue your  loved ones and redeem your honour, make common cause, launch a ship, and go West!"
"It may be a long quest but it will be an heroic one, worthy of the bards songs. are you heroes who will swear oaths to each other to follow this quest to its end? or merely squabbling boys, afraid to take on a hero's duties?"

And so the warriors swore to undertake the quest. Swiftly a ship was made ready and a crew of bold British and Saxon warriors sworn to the cause. 

And so it was that these heroes sailed into the setting sun,
ready to face whatever adventures should await them.

To be continued
(It'll take these lads a while to cross the Atlantic but they should get there by the end of the year.......)