Fulke d'Arnaye

Taken at Agincourt and held without ransom by Henry's deliberate policy, Fulke is penned at Hugh Vernon's estate like a starling in a cage, denied even the fields where herbs grow. He courts Adelais with mock-medical wit, cataloguing the ancient cures for love he cannot reach, and his laughter never quite conceals the mirthless stare beneath. His imprisonment embodies the long reach of old wars into private gardens, and his wooing of his captor's sister tests where loyalty ends and desire begins.