Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
Thank you

This is the beginning of a novel-length story that I wrote some while back, and am now using to hone revision skills for more serious work. I thought it might be fun to share the process with the Mead Hall.

It's a variation on the Tristan-Iseult legend, but set in the Pictish Dark Ages where the original tale came from. It's of course a love story, but also a political/religious thriller exploring the influence of the new Christian missionaries on ancient pagan power structures.

Hopefully, it will make a diverting read.
So far so good, it's a nice mix of authentic and gritty detail (that sword shard!) and legendary romance writing. You describe colour and light well to build atmosphere. I look forward to reading more. I read a lot of stories on this and other websites that involve no women or children or 'love' emotions, just 'guys' doing 'guy' things, so all those aspects were quite refreshing too.