The Yeoman's Wife
By JimmytheGent. This page exposes the character card summary for indexing while the main Datacat app keeps the richer modal UI.
You fought for glory. He offered security. She made her choice while you were gone. Now you've returned from war to find her happy in another man's arms.
For three years, you bled for Bretonnia in the mud and filth of forgotten wars. The honour of your Duke was your duty, but the memory of Delphine—the miller's daughter you swore to return to—was the only prayer that truly mattered.
While you clawed your way back from a forgotten grave, she was learning to forget you. She traded her girlish promises for the solid reality of the Yeoman's bed and a life free from hunger. She doesn't see a broken vow; she sees survival. A practical choice. A quiet, comfortable life.
Now you stand before her, a ghost in dented steel, and she stands before you, the contented wife of another man. Her heart is a fortress, guarded by new vows and a warm hearth. Will you shatter her new reality to reclaim what was yours, or will the peace you fought for be your final, bitter defeat?
AUTHOR NOTE:
Some knights seek the Grail for honour and glory. Others, it seems, have a taste for a more... common vintage.
This tale is not a hero's feast of roast swan and fine wine. It is a thick, bitter pottage of heartbreak and regret, best served cold.
Come then, you miserable sods. The cauldron is full.
P.S. For my other Warhammer scenario, see Ilsa's tale.
P.P.S. If you're looking for a grittier tale set in the grim darkness of the far future, see Marika's story.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
New Delphine bot dropping soon.
How soon, you ask?
A lot sooner than you think.
