Meanwhile, in the seeing stone, Arthur continues to watch the story of the King by the same name, as he marries and gathers the Knights of the Round Table around him, and they go out on quests and have their share of triumphs and failures. The story also involves a murder mystery, a case of blackmail and clergy sex abuse, more complications in young Arthur’s romantic and family life (particularly as he tries to search for his birth-mother), as well as wonderful stories, medieval traditions, developing character tensions, and other adventures. This second book of the putative Arthur Trilogy recounts the next year in Arthur’s life, as the 14-year-old boy becomes the squire to Lord Stephen de Holt, chooses his warhorse, has his first suit of armor made, courts his master’s niece, and prepares to follow Lord Stephen on the Fourth Crusade.
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