Behind the Chain Mail_Legendary Bastards of the Crown by Elizabeth Rose

Author:Elizabeth Rose [Rose, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RoseScribe Media Inc.
Published: 2019-01-06T05:00:00+00:00

Reed travels with a red kite. This bird is a bird of prey somewhat like an eagle. I wanted each of the brothers to have a pet bird that, in one way or another, symbolized who he was. Therefore, the red kite symbolized Reed’s red hair and instinct to prey on others – the king in Reed’s case.

The funny part about writing this book is that Reed is an Englishman pretending to be a Scot and his childhood sweetheart, who is the heroine of the story, Maggie Gordon, is a Scot pretending to be English. Go figure!

Reed is the best out of the brothers at playing the game of chess. No one can beat him. And since no one has ever beaten King Edward (that the king knows of) I had to pair the two in a match at the end of the story. It is one of my favorite scenes because the chess game is played with live players. That is, the pieces of the board are actually people!

Live chess games were a real thing back in medieval times. The game depicted the lifestyle of the times with kings, knights and clergy. The queen in a game of chess is actually the most powerful piece on the board. That should prove the power of women! After all, queens had a lot of influence over their husbands, even if men didn’t want to admit it. The pawns were the serfs and pieces that would be sacrificed easily, just like in real life.

Sometimes the live games were even played to the death. However, in this story, that doesn’t happen. Thank goodness, right?

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