Dinerth, Yuletide 907 AD
Dinerth, Yuletide 907 ADAlun was aware that he had become depressed recently, which was unusual. Whenever it happened, he hurried to Rhiannon, who invariably cheered him. He ascribed his depression to the constant killing and a lack of respite in fighting. Another cure was to lose himself in Nature, and since Rhiannon appeared to be busy, he told her that he would take his bow and hunt for game in the woodlands near the cliff. He insisted on going alone, for he needed time for reflection. She asked him to gather some culinary herbs and other plants.
It was a bracing November day, and since the rain had held off for a couple of weeks it was dry underfoot. Alun made the herbs his priority and soon filled the wicker basket Rhiannon had given him. Not to be encumbere
