• He grew to be selfish and demanding, yet extraordinarily handsome. Burk was sheltered by the violent Duke and raised with a bias hand. He never had to work more then he wanted and was trianed to fight battles he would never join. But he always had an eye for Dina. She had blossomed into a most beautiful woman and had always been kind to him. He wanted her as his bride, and he would not take no for an answer. As noon crept past the battlements, he readied his bay stallion and set off to her cottage...