Five tales of a high-born family and their retainers struggling against the curse of vampirism.The Dark Wanderer – Two knights escort a young woman through a forest infested with wild beasts.Though wild beasts will be the least of their worries.Damnation – Lady Christine D'Ang goes against her father wishes and leaves the castle in search of a young man she fallen smitten for.Accosted by a knight she flees and by chance meets an eccentric stranger.Outcast – Lady Lyna D'Ang lives a sheltered and privileged life at castle Perring along with her siblings. This quickly ends when darkness descends upon the castle.Ambos Thorne – Ambos Thorne, a renowned warrior, is faced with superstitious beliefs and orders that make little sense to him. He arrives at a cross road where he has to make a choice.James Farmer – Tired and desperate, James, a farmhand, is chasing a heavily armed group transporting a woman.Bonus Story: Death's Given Chance – A man on his way to a funeral battles with his own darkthoughts about life being worth living.A chance meeting will change his life forever.A collection of short stories of 31000 words or approx. 124 print pages altogether, set in the Man-at-Arms and Maiden-at-Arms universe.