The Cross of Lead

A boy, apparently a peasant boy known only by the name of Asta's son, finds his mother has died, leaving him an orphan. His whole world shifts and changes when he is given a cross of lead by the village priest and told that his name is the noble name of Crispin. Though he does not know why, he becomes the object of a hunt and soon Crispin is on the run for his life.

While on the road, Crispin is befriended by a giant of a man known as Bear. Bear teaches Crispin the ways of the minstrel and together they make their way to the city. Neither Crispin nor Bear suspects that the city contains enemies of both of them.

A riveting story of adventure, but also a story that encourages questioning and thought. Bear is a brilliant man and he shakes Crispin's small world.