The winter snows had fled, chased by the warmth of longer days. All was well. King Alexander II could focus on other matters, but for one thing. One very big thing. His two most powerful allies, the two most powerful clans in his kingdom, loathed the very sight of each other. The Montgomerys and the Armstrongs were at war. This was no simple feud. The king had not the time, nor the desire, to lose such valuable supporters to infighting. Now that the winter snows had thawed and the long nights had come to an end, battle would resume. Clansmen would be lost. And so the king devised a plan to
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