Osbert

"The sky is blue."

Osbert, melancholic and oft besotted lunatic shepherd of Middeby (a lad any true God-fearing person of Gant's Swaledale might tell you to avoid), makes the best out of life in 13th century Yorkshire, England. 

1250s...

The Dales are an idyllic setting for any shepherd to live out his trade. However, for the shepherd Osbert, frequent bouts of melancholia, tempestuous humors, and his dark past, as well as his propensity for drink, often steal all joy from what time he doesn't spend tending his flock. 

With his most beloved cousin Tolly, shenanigans are delivered frequently to the unsuspecting. Only Agnes, a pert lass that has snatched his heart, can see past his disreputable behavior and revel in the man beneath the layers.

With a past accustomed to failure, he is not dissuaded, following his heart to love, his will to fight, and the counsel of the ones he loves through an eventful thirteenth century summer. Important life decisions will be made and events set in motion that will not be undone. Osbert will be tested.