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The newly dubbed knights, led by Sir Amig the Castellan of Tilshead, face a group of knights from Levcomagus in Salisbury. Sir William manages to capture one before the rest leave with Sir Rhisiart Blaines, the Stewart of Levcomagus. Sir Blewydd ran into the woods in a fit of madness, where the young knights faced a ghastly apparition of their friend, but managed to vanquish it and restore their friend to sanity. The captured knight insisted that they were chasing down brigands, and that he must be set free at once.

King Uther battled the Saxons of King Aelle at Mearcred Creek: the battle was a draw. The young knights fought well, once again under the command of the veteran knight Sir Amig of Tilshead and captured a minor Saxon noble at the height of the battle! More Saxons under King Aethelswith landed in Kent, and won a major victory in Caercolun.

At the end of summer rumors of a magic sword in Camelot Forest began circulating, as did tales of dread creatures. The knights were joined by their companion Sir Rhowain in their quest for the magic sword, for Sir Edgar believed it to be the fabled sword of power required to unify the Britons! On the road the young knights faced and were bested by the famed jouster Sir Rholyn, who Sir Rhowain mistook for a braggart and a drunk. At the forest they were met by the witch, claiming to not be out to destroy the world but to reclaim her stolen beauty. In the forest the knights faced and defeated warriors long dead and their leader, though with great effort and cost, and returned with the sword to King Uther. They all agreed that such an unholy blade needs to be locked away.

In Salisbury, great construction work began in many of the manors. Sir Lavender, who had been driven to madness by the horrors of Camelot Forest, returned at the end of winter to find her lands poorly managed and herself poor for the year to come.