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Set among bleak uplands and small villages, the narrative follows Hardcastle, the stubborn master of a rural manor, as he confronts longstanding threats from a secretive, feared band known as the Lost People and shelters wayfarers whose arrival brings news and tension. Episodes record village councils, raids, tokens of menace, and private reckonings as communal loyalties, old grudges, and rugged pride drive decisions that endanger tenants and provoke open conflict. The story moves episodically through skirmishes, domestic moments, and changing weather, exploring themes of honor, exile, and the ways landscape and superstition shape a fearful, tightly knit community.
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