This chapter has now been submitted for posting, and it’s been quite a journey to get here. We’ve done a lot of work—this story has gone through five different iterations and has now been updated and edited by Steven. A big thank you to Steven, who has helped me tremendously in understanding farm life, especially medieval farm life, including peasants, serfs, lords, and all the details in between.
This chapter will serve as the introduction to James’s new family. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed tearing it apart and rewriting it fifty times!