Brendan's mother dies from the plague. Almost one fourth of the village died as the plague swept up and down the shores of the Black Sea.
In the back alley's of Constantinople Brendan learns the trade of being a professional cat burglar. He is often hired for challenging jobs despite his youth because of his relatively small size and his exceptional abilities.
Tired of being a thief in Constantinople, Brendan feels that he is now ready to head out into the west looking for a Frankish army to join so that he can kill Vikings and possibly rescue his sister (if she isn't dead).
Brendan helps bring a girl to the Voivre for healing and then fights a Wyvern.
Brendan goes through the Centurion coming of age ceremony and chooses to become a knight. He is sponsored b y Father Cardic and begins his formal squire training.
Brendan and Portia go to rescue Portia's sister Marcia and fight and then defeat a black dragon.
Brendan and Portia get betrothed as soon as they return from fighting the dragon just in case Sir Gerard is killed while on the expedition to stop Akros.