A Muddy Street - Snippet from Medieval Romance for #WeWriWa

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I am continuing snippets from my new medieval romance set in fourteenth century England in and around my hometown of Reading.
I have skipped to the next chapter after Audrey has returned to her house (and cloth shop) in Redding. Here is an action scene! Audrey has just paid the fees for a stall at Saint James’ Fair. During a break in the thunderstorms, she is walking home through gloomy streets. She is using a staff to avoid slipping in the mud. Thirteen-year old Alfred, one of her servants, is lagging behind.  
You can read last week’s snippet here – https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2...
     Cued by the squelch of footsteps in the mud behind me, I whirled around, gripping my staff in both hands. A hooded man with a knife grabbed for my arm. Acting swiftly, I cracked the stick on his wrist. Spitting a vulgar oath, he jerked away; the knife dropped from his fist. On the backstroke, I knocked my staff against the side of his head.      He stumbled onto the cobblestones, cursing like a maniac. Young Alfred raced up and grabbed his arms. Alfie might be skinny, yet he is strong for his age. He wrestled the churl’s hands behind his back.      A man came running out of the shadows toward us, a sword in his hand.
Draft Blurb
A young widow in possession of a good business must be in want of a husband. In fourteenth century Britain, Dame Audrey enjoys her independence as the widow of a cloth merchant. She has no desire to remarry and submit to a husband’s will, but the town elders covet her prosperous business. Her kindness to a stranger earns Bridda’s blessing and a brooch with a green dragon offers glimpses into the hidden world of the supernatural. The faerie brooch attracts trouble from thieves of all ranks and the attentions of a handsome bailiff, Selwyn Drake. Can she evade the schemes to force her into wedlock and retain her independence?


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