Yorkshire, England 1325 AD
"Your brother ain't here lass," the man spat, stepping towards her. "And this time you are going for a swim."
There was a snap and a shocking blur of motion as an arrow tore from the thick summer foliage behind the girl and hit the approaching man's thigh. The missile buried itself in the muscle so hard that it knocked him off his feet and he screamed in agony as the excited dogs began barking and straining at the ropes that tethered them to the cart. In contrast, the great brown bear in the cage looked on in silence.
"My brother is here, lad," Marjorie hissed, eyes moving from the fallen man to his stunned companions. "And so are his friends."

When a faithful friend goes missing from an English village it's up to an unlikely hero to find out what's happened in this action packed short story. "The Rescue" is part of the 100,000+ selling Forest Lord series.
Originally given away in 2016 as a free gift to Steven's email list subscribers, and then published as part of the paperback/Audible collection, The Rescue and Other Tales, "The Rescue" is now available for the first time on Kindle.

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• Publication Date: December 1, 2025
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