"There are times of year when most men would only fight in the immediate
defence of their homes", Athelstan says with a shrug. "Harvest time, for
instance, when there's work to be done. The king wants men who can and
will go to war with him at his call, no matter when."
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Date: 2015-02-27 05:51 pm (UTC)"There are times of year when most men would only fight in the immediate defence of their homes", Athelstan says with a shrug. "Harvest time, for instance, when there's work to be done. The king wants men who can and will go to war with him at his call, no matter when."