a fantasy novelette featuring Welsh mythology in post-Roman Britain
Ceridwen the morgen loves her llamhigyddion y dŵr more than life itself, and she will do anything to protect the habitat of the winged froglike creatures-including drown the men who keep intruding upon their home.
Human Bran’s village suffers from drought, until the men come up with a plan to create an irrigation canal running from a secluded lake down to the crops of the local villages. If only Bran were better at digging ditches, like his brawnier brothers, he might feel less like a disappointment.
Unbeknownst to Bran and his fellow men, the lake they’ve selected is home to Ceridwen and her beloved creatures. Ceri won’t let mankind touch her lake, and Bran sees killing the unknown water monster as a way to prove his worth to his family. When the two clash and worlds collide, will any survive?
Alyssa Wrote 