OF THE OAK AND THE FORTRESS: THE COMPLETE TRILOGY
Ten years ago, Arden left Aelefort with nothing but his name, his memories, and the knowledge that he could no longer serve the crown he had once sworn to defend.
He found a new life in Oakenton. A quiet home beneath an ancient oak. A wife who understood the parts of him he could never explain. A daughter who knew him only as her father, not as the soldier he had once been. For years, he believed he had finally escaped the fortress that had shaped his life.
Then a royal summons arrives.
The crown offers Arden a pardon and the restoration of his name, but returning to Aelefort means stepping back into a world he deliberately left behind. Old loyalties remain. Old enemies have not forgotten him. And the official history of the rebellion may conceal far more than the kingdom wants anyone to discover.
As Arden is drawn deeper into the politics surrounding the western territories, he is eventually sent back to the place he once tried to leave behind: war.
Across three books, Of the Oak and the Fortress follows one man's journey from exile to return, from soldier to husband and father, and from obedience to the difficult question of what duty truly means.
Under That Oak's Shade. The Fortress Within. The Field Beyond.
One complete trilogy about home, memory, war, and the price of returning to the past.
