
Sir Lennox Brodie’s life as a powerful knight is over. Having fulfilled his oath to the king, he is comfortably settled at the manor house built on his family’s ancestral lands. He and Maggie are raising five-year-old Kendric, and his dream of raising Friesian horses is coming true. Lennox’s desire for a life of peace and tranquility has finally come to pass. So he thinks …
The demons of his past have come calling, threatening his idyllic life as he is cast onto the path of a dark and perilous journey. Where will it take him? If he survives the pain and suffering he is forced to endure, will he recognize the man who emerges at its end?

Lennox Brodie sets out from Brodie Manor, leaving Maggie and Kendric behind as he rides toward duty despite worsening illness and the strain it places on his body. Driven by responsibility and stubborn resolve, he pushes forward even as pain, weakness, and memories of his past rise to the surface.
When he returns to a shattered home marked by violence, Lennox is forced to confront his deepest fear, the loss of his family, and channels his grief and rage into action. Through it all, his journey becomes one of endurance and determination, as he fights not just for survival, but to find and protect the people who are his entire world.

Maggie Brodie spends her days along the River Strey and within the rhythms of Brodie Manor, raising her young son Kendric with watchful care while holding together a life built from both love and hardship.
When Lennox’s inner battles rise, Maggie becomes his anchor, guiding him through anger and unrest with patience, strength, and quiet resolve. Faced with danger and uncertainty, she endures fear without retreat, driven by an unyielding determination to protect her child and stand beside the man she loves, no matter what threatens to take him from her.

Darby Kerr is a long-serving and trusted member of the Brodie household, having cared for the family since Lennox was a boy. Quiet, observant, and deeply loyal, he carries himself with a calm reliability shaped by years of duty and experience.
He has witnessed both hardship and joy within the manor walls, offering steady support through his actions and quiet presence. More than a servant, he acts as a guiding influence for Kendric, sharing stories and helping him understand his place in the world.
"Lennox's illness is a clever opportunity for the story to turn in a more action-oriented direction, and to sneak in some drama into what might have otherwise been a quiet family story."
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Scotland's Knight: The Journey

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