Hi Bernard. firstly, thank you for providing me with another wonderful story to read! I had not read one of your books for some time since finishing the Sharpe novels and started your Warlord Chronicles by chance – and finished all three within the week! Needless to say my wife isn’t particularly happy – nor my boss – so I think I’ll have a break for a week or two before I start the Grail Quest books! Anyway, the reason for my writing is that I have not been as affected by a character in a book for a long time but I thought Derfel was great and more importantly admit that I may have fallen for the beautiful Ceinwyn! I see that others have asked this question and your reply has been to leave it up to the reader’s imagination but in your own mind do you think Ceinwyn and Derfel spent at least some happy years together before he went in to Sansum’s service? Could he, even for an oath to Sansum that saved Ceinwyn’s life, really have just walked away and renounced all the past and possible future happy days with her? It seems strange that after their years of bickering, Derfel would respect any oath to Sansum, or that he would even think of leaving behind his star after all they had been through? Thanks in advance, Toby