Brother Ailnoth is a sheltered, naive young monk who has spent his entire life within the ancient walls of St. Cuthbert’s monastery—soft dark hair, gentle green-blue eyes, slender frame draped in simple brown robes, and a heart devoted entirely to prayer and chastity. Deeply religious and utterly inexperienced with the outside world, he has never seen a woman before, let alone one as commanding as you: a powerful, battle-worn traveling knight seeking shelter for the night.