Hal was not planning on picking up a strange girl on the Heron's maiden voyage but he has and she is dragging him and the herons into her own messes Like Hal does not have enough problems of his own. Book 2 and 3 spoilers.

Caitlin Jessica and Fallon live in the green fields of Hibernia. one day, a raiding party comes and ransacks the village that the three grew up in. The three are captured and taken aboard. they are slaves until Oberjarl Hal sets them free and agrees to raise them. But, can Caitlin, Jessica,and Fallon face the challenge of not fitting in? can they figure out what this test is?

Kiya Starfollower wants to be a seawolf like her mother, but girls are not allowed to go into brotherband training. They cook and clean and keep the home fires burning for their warriors. Will the half Skandian, half Ifranian girl make in the all male world? Will she be accepted and will she make it through to the other side?

Hal takes a job as a courier for the Diplomatic service corps of Araluen, only to find himself shipwrecked before his first assignment. join Hal and the crew as they set about to repair the Heron, meet new people, and uncover an assignment that will plunge them into legend. ((Rated T to be safe))

Hal, Stig, and the rest of the Heron crew go on a raid to Galicia. Hal is worried because of a storm on the horizon, but Stig convinces him it was nothing... They do not know that he was wrong until they wash up on a freezing coastline, somewhere in the North...

At the last minute, a young boy shows up to the brotherband choosing and is put into the Herons. When Hal discovers his new friends secret, will he turn Zac in? or will he fight to keep his fellow heron in the runing? What consequences will this cause?

Rollond's view of Hal.

My version of how book two is going to happen. Hopefully this will be finished by then... First fanfic for this section! And by that I mean actually posted in this section! And it's rated T. I need more sleep... Can't you tell? Aly...,...,...,...,...,..,