In the late 5th century, Erim Owenson and his lover, Adair, are making the journey across South Wales to Adair's hometown. Erim is meeting Adair's family for the first time and doing his best to be respectful even though he doesn't share their religious beliefs. For Adair, returning home to observe the pagan rites of Samhain means he has to face painful memories he has tried to forget, and he's relying on Erim's love and support to help him through.
This story is part of the 2011 Charity Sip Blitz collection. More than thirty authors have written short fiction pieces and have agreed to donate all proceeds of the sales of these stories to the
It Gets Better Project . Torquere Press Inc. will match the authors' donations completely.
