The Lands of Albion are the fourth short story of the New World series. The story chronicles the events of both the War in France and the escape of the Bretonians, alongside the history of England and the rise of the Bretonians in the area. The Lands of Albion was the least popular and the smallest of the short stories of the New World, and had significantly less trafic then the other stories.
The Lands of Albion has one short story spin off in the form of the Lost King which deals with the early life of Cuchulainn and all the things that happened to him before the start of the Lands of Albion storyline begins. The Lands of Albion has one background story in the form of the Rise of Bretonia of which details the events of the invasion of the Bretonians into the lands of England, and is told through Tek thus adding to his background story list.
The Lands of Albion only has five POV characters of which these five POV characters are Jessie Eisenburg the King of Bretonia, Cuchulainn the King of Pruta, Selwyn Bowen a powerful Welsh Fighter, and Andras Stormcrow of the Hibernia Island. Jesse Eisenburg carries the story for much of the first half, but gives up significant time in the second half to the other characters but while POV he does the job of saying what is happening in Bretonia since they were punched out of France. Cuchulainn as the King of Pruta is suprisingly intelligent and cultured for a man that others describe as a dirty savage, and he spends his part describing the society of the north, and what life was like before the coming of the Bretonians. Selywn Bowen is a die hard fighter for the growth of the Welsh lands, and he quickly sees the coming of the Bretonians as a great threat to his influence which leads him to capture Lindsay Eisenburg of which takes the majority of the time for his POV elements. Andras Stormcrow lives on the islands to the north west in the form of Hibernia, where he lives his life in seclusion until the arrival of Dark Elves on the coast of whom begin raiding the coast, and following this he is forced to battle against them which leads to him fighting against a dark city situated on the coast noone has ever had the courage to battle.
The Lands of Albion starts off from the moment that the Fall of France lays off in the form of the Battle of Lyons. Following this the story spends its time in Albion or England where the discussion of the next generation of the Kingdom of Bretonia is going on.
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he sits at the throne of the new fortress city of Londinium where he listens to his councillers discuss the issues of Albion. The beggining of the chapter is concentrated on Jessie dealing with these issues with his councillers while at the same time throughout the meeting he thinks on his older brother and father of whom fell during the Fall of France. At the end of the chapter the Bretonian diplomat Brusant Geliante returns from Caemlyn where he was meant to negotiate trade between Bretonia and Wales, but returns with a sack of heads he tells the King was sent by the Welsh leadership in response to his arrival there and he only just left with his life. Jessie Eisenburg is bullied by his Councillors most notably Brusant Geliante, and Peritine Bisset and this bullying makes him order the raising of the Bretonian army in order to invade the city of Caemlyn and take it for the Kingdom of Bretonia.
Chapter 2
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he stands on a hill overlooking the fortress of the Bretonians in the form of Helms Deep alongside two of his "nephews in the form of Dohmall, and Ulliem where convinsing them of the great need to get into Helms Deep he would eventually convinse his nephews to meet with the Bretonian commanders in the form of Theodwynn Eadig, and Erekenbrad Westfeld of which the two commanders are extremely noble in the way they speak to him but despite having common ground among the group there is no willingness by the Bretonians to negotiate. Cuchulainn, Dohmall, and Ulliem return to the army and meet with two of the most powerful Pruta generals in the form of Hughoc of Cuming, and Gundulf the Fisher of whom both agree they should attack Helms Deep before the arrival of reinforcements. The chapter ends with Cuchulainn forced to pull back from the attack upon the arrival of one of his lords in the form of Geldfrith of Cwmkeld of whom tells him that the
Chapter 3
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is training in the yard of the fortress of Cardif preparing to leave for the city of Caemelyn where he will squire under his brother and learn from his father there as Caemelyn was the capital of the Welsh cultural lands. News reaches him at Cardif that Caemelyn has come under siege a few days before he is to leave and he joins with Berwyn Silures, Llyr Gangani, and Deiniol Demetae of whom were all his friends and major princes of Wales of whom together would raise a large force from Cardif and move towards Caemelyn. They travel by horse ahead of the main army but by the time they reach Caemlyn the city has clearly fallen as the Bretonians have set the city on fire and Selwyn is forced to have his friends deal with the heavy stream of Welsh travelling west down the road away from the city and what they are telling Selywn is a massacre in the city including the public execution of his father, mother, and brother. Selwyn joins the commanders of the army in trying to regain control of the city but they are are forced to retreat as the Bretonians send out waves of refugees and with Bretonians all over the walls the Welsh are forced to meet with the Bretonians when they send out diplomats. Negotiations do not go well with Selywn basically forced to leave the meeting as the Welsh generals Gebon Cewe, and Ydewel Medicus convinse the others that they should pull back as they cannot defeat the walls of Caemlyn with their forces. The chapter ends with Selwyn having one last look at Caemelyn before turning away and leading the refugees and army back to Cardif, but just as he turns he hears a women scream and sees his mother coming towards him and he hugs her realizing that she had somehow survived the massacre at Caemelyn.
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is riding on the road leading a force of Irish cavalry back to his home, and talking with several of his men they make small chat until they eventually reach the city of Munster where upon their arrival the streets are filled with the cheering population of Munster and greeted by his family he is introduced as the son of the chieftan of a tribe called the Stormcrow on the Island of Hibernia of whom rule over the Chiefdom of Munster from their seat in the form of the town of Munster. Throughout the early part of the chapter he spends time with his sister Faife Stormcrow, and his concubine Eimile Stormcrow both of whom he shows great affection towards unlike the disdain he feels towards his wife Eilish Stormcrow of whom it appears he is bitter towards due to being forced to marry her by his father (this is despite the fact that she is shown to hold great affection for him). Despite not wanting too he listens to the command of his father when he visits the town of Bohail of which is under siege by the forces of Underspring against the forces of Clan Boghaine, and is forced to take Eilish of whom is exctatic to go with him. Returning to Munster Andras is overwhelmed with guilt over having fun, and sleeping with Eilish, and thus ignores her upon returning demanding that she doesn't reveal anything that they spoke of now that they are back, and seeing her cry he once again feels a pull towards her caressing her face but pulls away at the arrival of Eimile of whom doesn't notice what was happening previous to her arrival. Spending time with Eimile, and Faife is interrupted by the arrival of his father and his wife Eilish of which his father commands that he come to dinner later that night, but after agreeing his father forces him to exclude Eimile and this causes Andras to storm off from the situation into the forest west of Munster. Walking into the forest he eventually finds himself drawn towards the noise of what sounds like a large group, and sneaking up on the group leads him to discover a force of Clan Underspring and among their number he recognizes his brother in law Finan Underspring, but also recognizes that these men are not here for a meeting and he attempts to flee to return to Munster but is struck on the head as he goes to run and falls unconscious. Andras wakes up and finds himself tied to a tree with a girl sitting resting against the tree oposite him, and as he struggles to get out the girl reveals herself to be Eeada Underspring and tells him that she is holding him in order to protect him from the death that awaits him if he goes to Munster while her brother is in the city. The chapter ends with Andras finally reaching the knife left for him by Eeada and cutting himself loose and then running as fast as he can towards Munster, and he stops at the top of a hill leading towards Munster and sees smoke filling the sky above Munster and a line of troops spilling out of the gate heading west wards Desmond.
Abigail Stone is the POV of this character and during this chapter she is spending time at Plymouth walking in the gardens with her sister Emma Stone as the two discuss how badly Abigail found the capital of Londinium.
Chapter 6
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he leads the forces of Bretonia into the region just east of Caemelyn where his overwhelming forces prepare to assault the city the following day. Entering the city following its fall he is unwilling to step in as his generals Charles Le Maitre, and Joseph Duclos lead the rounding up of the Welsh royal family and have them executed leaving only the Matriarch alive of which her killing is stopped by Jessies loyal general Kamron Thebault of whom takes the Matriarch to Jessie and while at first he wants to send her back to Londinium he is convinsed by Marcel Lovie - of whom arrives as he is giving the order to send her away - to send her to the Welsh or risk further violence. As she was unconsious following her attack Jessie commands Marcel to take her away and he does so moving her into one of the baggage trains of fleeing Welsh, and despite her being unconscious she is let go through the gates with the refugees without ever knowing she was let go by the Bretonians.
Chapter 7
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 8
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he returns to Cardif after another raid on the villages of southern England and while his friends celebrate another victory he wants more and tells them they are going to get real revenge on Bretonia for what happened at Caemelyn. Speaking to his father he learns his father continues to obsess over the constant attacks from the Gnolls of Skatos, and despite Selwyn begging his father to intervene against the Bretonians his father continues to not seek revenge against the Welsh generals who betrayed them at Caemelyn. During the conversation not only does his father continue to refuse to intervene but also says that he will be leaving with a significant portion of the army of Cardiff for the west where he will do battles against the Gnolls of Skatos. Leaving his father disgusted with how weak his father shows himself to be he goes to the Temple of Lludd where he meets with the High Priest of the Welsh Circle of Druids in the form of of Terfel Beavin of whom he is shown to be very close to during their intial meeting. Following the departure of his father he takes his men travelling westward towards the Welsh town of Swansea where he and his men plan to confront Cadwallon Cadfanand who was one of the three generals who betrayed the Welsh during the Battle of Caemlyn. Arriving at Swansea they spends days watching Cadwallon Cadfanand and during this time Selwyn's friend Llyr Gangani would marry Imogen a commoner after spending a great night with her. It is following weeks of watching him that they are finally discovered and Cadwallon Cadfanand would reveal what actually happened leading to their departure from Swansea and movement towards the fortress of Fadog.
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he enters Munster finding the city damaged quite badly by its sacking by the forces of Desmond, but the Desmond left in a hurry, and reaching the keep he finds his sister crying over the dead body of his brother Aifric Stormcrow, and when he nears her she senses him and the two hug.
Chapter 10
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she meets during the night with several members of the Knights of Calais including most notably Jean du Plessis, Gabriel Lucroy, Charles Crevier, and Pierre du Plessis of whom tell her more about the offer that had been given to her by Jean du Plessis.
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he returns to Londinium at the head of the mighty victorious army of Bretonia, but accompanied by his loyalist generals he does not feel great triumph realizing that the massacre of the Welsh royal family will insight major violence against the Bretonians.
Chapter 12
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 13
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he arrives at the fortress of Fadog where the group would infiltrate the walls and during this time hidden in the fortress they discovered that the fortress was now occupied by Bretonian loyalists and the group would murder Chief Ydewel Medicus and many of his followers including several Bretonians before retreating from the fortress leaving it to be captured truly by the Bretonians two weeks later.
Chapter 14
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he arrives at Dublin where he is met at the gate into the city by Eogan Overspring, and his daughter Fodhla Overspring of whom are both willing to hear out Andras in his plans against Clan Underspring. The Oversprings led by Fodhla Overspring discuss that in return for their support to Andras against the Undersprings they require Andras to support them in their continued war against the forces of Clan Laigin, and Andras realizing that he does not have the forces currently to assist in any conflict outside of the Undersprings is forced to make a lie to them and says he has a close relationship with the Laigin's and can speak with them and thus end the conflict.
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she speaks with her sister and brother in law about the fact that she will be going to Calais with the Knights of Calais and once there will be named the Dutchess of the Dukedom, and she wants their support.
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Selwyn Bowen is the POV of this character and during this chapter he returns to Cardif where he finds his father is still gone fighting the Gnolls and despite revealing that the fortress of Fadog has fallen to the Bretonians he is unable to gain support towards movement against Bretonia. Unwilling this time to allow the Welsh to hide and do nothing he kills Gebon Sewe of whom was a well known traitor at the battle of Caemelyn and had become the most vocal opponent against resisting the Bretonians. Following this killing the chiefs turn to his support and he describes his plan to make a dramatic move against the Bretonians by capturing a member of the Bretonian royal family and use this as a cause for war against Bretonia.
Chapter 19
Andras Stomcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 20
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she departs Londinium saying goodbye to her sister Lindsay of whom is travelling now to Caemelyn in order to stop the rebellious atmosphere that has become increasingly dangerous in that area, and as she rides away Abigail thinks that she doesn't know when the next time she will return to Albion will be and wishes she had spent more time with Lindsay.
Chapter 21
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 22
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 23
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he arrives west of Caemelyn with the Welsh army of which hides itself in the foothills west of the city while Selwyn and his companions alongside an elite force of some hundred men make their way into the caves that run beneath the city of Caemelyn.
Chapter 24
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he the chapter ends with Andras returning to Munster where he is met at the gates by his sister of whom reveals to him that there father has fled the city where he has been captured by the forces of Clan Boghaine after he attempted to single handedly attack the town of Bohail.
Chapter 25
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she arrives at the ruins of Lille with the forces she has been able to gather throughout her journey across southern England and finds Lille a shell of what it once was with the city now having a small population but with the Bretonian elite having all but forgotten about the France mainland the island of Calais has been left in terrible conditions.
Chapter 26
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 27
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 28
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 29
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 30
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she steps foot on mainland France for the first time since she was a child and picking up stones she throws them into the water while laughing with Jean du Plessis as the two eventually find themselves kissing to the amusement of the gathered Calais forces.
Chapter 31
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 32
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 33
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 34
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 35
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 36
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 37
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 38
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 39
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 40
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 41
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 42
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 43
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 44
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 45
Abigail Stone is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 46
Jessie Eisenburg is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 47
Cuchulainn is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 48
Selwyn Bowen is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 49
Andras Stormcrow is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Plot Events
The Lands of Albion starts off from the moment that the Fall of France lays off in the form of the Battle of Lyons.
Wales
"I found myself in a land I didn`t understand being hounded by a man I didn`t understand."
-Lindsay Eisenburg
Lindsay would be given herbs that kept her in a comatose state where she awoke for brief periods over the course of the two week trip they made from Caemlyn to the Welsh capital of Cardiff. In this she was watched over by Selwyn Bowen of whom was the heir to the Kingdom of the Welsh and desired Lindsay so that he could threaten the Bretonians into doing what he wanted. He also wanted Lindsay because he knew her to be the most important thing to the king Jesse Eisenburg, and after Jesse had caused the death of Selywn`s brother at Caemlyn he wanted revenge in the worst way. Each day he would allow her to ask him one question and for three days this continued until on the fourth day he was forced to leave for the east where Jesse Eisenburg had finally raised his army and was moving against the Welsh. In his absence Jesse grew close to Selwyn`s mother of whom said that Lindsay reminded her of her son`s wife who had died during the fall of Caemlyn. In these conversations she learned about the Welsh and for the first time came to understand that she might be wrong about their culture and their values finding that not only were they not savages intellectually speaking, but they also were a religious group that very much believed in God just not the same god as the Bretonians. Weeks later when Selwyn finnally returned he was shocked to find Lindsay wandering the palace grounds with his mother but decided to watch from afar and see if the women tried to escape. Lindsay had come to enjoy the peacefullness of the Welsh and enjoyed very much the change of pace of the Welsh. Taking time to ride horses she for the first time noticed that Selwyn had returned from the east and she went to him as he was tending to his garden, and the two would have a real conversation for the first time. Lindsay was captivated by the rough beauty of Selwyn and only her loyalty to her husband Jesse led her to retreat from the conversation and return to her room that no longer felt like a prison.
The Attack
"After I felt myself feeling something for Selwyn I knew it was my time to leave. I couldn`t become the kind of women that Kingdoms were lost over,
Lindsay was drawn to the kindness of Selwyn and was attracted to him in a way that she never was for Jesse.
and I refused to do that to Jesse who I knew to be an honorable man undeserving of such betrayal."
-Lindsay Eisenburg
Following her rendevous with Selwyn in the forest she was sure she needed to leave before her attraction to Selwyn led her to do something she would come to regret very much. She spent the days continueing her old routine but also now begin to look for routes out of the city that she could use to escape. As she got closer to her plans completion she would be visited by Selwyn who instead of making her feel like a prisoner returned this time with a flower from his garden that she had commented on while they were talking in the garden the last time. Moved by the kindness of the man who should hate her with everything inside him, she and Selywn would kiss before she pushed him back and returned to the wall where she stared out the window. Selywn would tell her he had to leave once more for the east but he would return if for no other reason then to get to see her one more time, and she turned and gave him a sad smile before he left.
"It wasn`t long after he left that everything in the city started to go to hell."
-Lindsay Eisenburg
A few days after Selwyn left the city she was forced to stop walking the city with his mother after a series of murders left the usually peaceful town in turmoil. Murder as ritually as the murders they had discovered were completely unheard of in the culture of the Welsh where conflicts were handled by councils, or fights in a dueling circle, and thus everyone begin pointing to Bretonian influence. She heard the knock at the door as Melga came to see her as she always did, and thus she was shocked when a man sprinted in behind once the door was opened and threw Melga against the wall knocking her down before he lunged on top of her and stabbed her in the heart. Lindsay tackled the man who simply resisted her before holding her mouth shut and whispered to her. Following the assassin she would be horrified as the man killed another women on the way out, and then in order to get through a gatehouse the man tried to kill a small child, which broke Lindsay and she fought against him to protect the child. The two would fight, and the assassin grabbed her finally knocking her unconscious and carrying her through the gate to his waiting horse, and just as he loaded her onto the horse and tried to get on he was struck through the back with a crossbow bolt. As he turned around he was shot again but this time saw his opponent in the form of a young girl.
"He bet to much on the heart of the invader girl."
-Cerwyn Bowen
When Lindsay woke she was back in her room and a young girl was standing in the corner, and despite her attempts to get the young girl to speak she was unable and the girl just sat unmoving staring at her. Eventually introduced to the young girl by Selwyn who returned following the death of his mother she was shocked to learn it was his sister Cerwyn Bowen, and once Cerwyn left it was Selwyn that told her about the assassinations sent by the Bretonians in order to try and free her. Also revealed to her during this conversation is the fact that they hold Abigail Stone as well and since they now trust her she will get to see her sister who is being brought to Cardiff from the north.
