I agree. Certainly my Dad and his friends of the same generation thought so. However, who knows all it would have taken is a broken leg or a severe illness and he's not the same player anymore, That being said, Duncan Edwards fought for his life for over a fortnight after the crash, that is not...
A party
Amhar returned to the party accompanied by a very reluctant Bors.
“Do I have to be here My Lord?”
Amhar smiled
“Indeed you do. Don’t worry it won’t be for long”
“Sa, but she will be there!”
Amhar looked at him
“Does she scare you that much?”
“Scare is not the right word My Lord...
Usually this then becomes a Manchester United and England wank. I mean Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Duncan Edwards would almost certainly have been in Walter Winterbottom's squad for the 58 World Cup and they would have stood a good chance of at least...
A party
Amhar sighed, Julia had insisted on hosting a party to celebrate Gunver’s birthday. So here he was having to pretend that he was enjoying himself when he would rather have been trying to counter the increasing demands of the church to be released from paying any taxes at all. He smiled...
Lucius' town house in Venta
Suddenly Lucius chuckled
“There’s been a second theft hasn’t there!”
It was a statement rather than a question
“Somebody got careless after a year”
“I don’t disagree with you but how have you reached that conclusion?” asked Pontius
“Because all the original...
Lucius' town house in Venta
Conatus squirmed in his chair. Livia leant forward and patted him on the knee
“I’ll tell”
“How do you? Oh, of course”
Livia looked at Lucius
“You remember the rumours that flew around about the Praefectus a year or so ago”
Lucius nodded
“I do. I thought that...
Lucius' town house in Venta
Livia and Pontius shared a glance. Pontius shrugged
“Eomer is the name used by whoever is in charge of Ebissa’s spy network in the Lordships”
“The Saecsons have a spy network!” exclaimed Lucius
Livia patted Lucius on the cheek
“Oh you naïve man! Of course they...
Lucius' town house in Venta
The three men sat in front of a roaring fire. One of them was counting under his breath. When he reached one the door to the room swung open and Livia stormed in.
“Hello dearest” stated Lucius
“Don’t you dearest me, Lucius. What do you think that you are doing?”...
Venta
“Not here” stated Lucius indicating Parricus.
Parricus smiled wryly
“Sa, I still have my contacts, fair enough but find those bastards, they owe me for the geese!”
“I don’t think that you will starve Parricus, but they will be brought to justice” answered Conatus.
Parricus nodded
“If...
A farm near Venta
Parricus shifted uncomfortably on his seat and glared at the three of them.
“Well, you two may be thorough going bastards, however, you were fair and you are (Parricus indicated Lucius and Conatus). You (Parricus indicated Pontius), I know your reputation even if I am not as...
A "farm" near Venta
Lucius and Pontius reached Parricus’ “farm”.
“This is a small holding not a farm” noted Pontius
“Sa, but this close to Venta it looks like one” replied Lucius
Pontius nodded absently and looked around the land
“Interesting”
“What is?” asked Lucius
“Parricus has adopted...
Not transferring the Great Central London Extension to the London Midland Region. I know that it made sense geographically but it was always going to play second fiddle to the old Midland Line to St Pancras (which served many of the same places). Just keep it open as a Freight Line at least...
Venta
”Parricus needs to be visited” noted Gullielmus after Lucius had explained what had happened.
“You can’t go Master” objected Pontius
“You are no longer a watchman and you have, unfortunately, a position to maintain”
“Parricus is a follower, a not very devout one, but a follower none...
Well Artos is "dead" so his story has finished but for some reason this world won't let go. Posting will not be as regular as it used to be but I will give into temptation when the muse strikes.