First of all, I am a history teacher (the medieval period is my passion) and I discovered your work through the Arthur books (which I adored) and now the Saxon stories. Now, question: Without giving too much away: Is there going to be a developing relationship between Uthred and Aethelflaed? I know she is an important part of Saxon history but it seems as though you are perhaps foreshadowing a close relationship between her (as she grows up) and the fictional Uhtred? Joanna Novick