Length59m
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At a river ford on the edge of Mercia, Leofwine keeps the king's toll. The work is simple: weigh the silver, mark the tally, split the stick. The law requires witness, count, and record.
When his deputy is killed and the silver taken, the hundred court convenes. No one saw. No one heard. The inquiry proceeds by proper form, and the ford remains open.
Then the reports begin. Halls burned. Roads abandoned. Refugees gather on the far bank—families with empty purses, asking for passage they cannot pay.
Leofwine does not yield. The toll-house holds the apparatus. The writ instructs: observe and record.
As the river rises and the ford disappears, he continues the count. The tallies are bundled. The silver is weighed. The marks are cut with precision.
A novel of institutional collapse told through one man's administrative record. No heroism. No resolution. Only apparatus, water, and the question of what a crossing means when no one can cross.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, General Fiction
Length59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER ONE: THE TALLY
7CHAPTER SEVEN: THE MESSENGER
2CHAPTER TWO: THE COUNT
8CHAPTER EIGHT: THE ENCAMPMENT
3CHAPTER THREE: THE CHEST
9CHAPTER NINE: THE DOOR
4CHAPTER FOUR: THE COURT
10CHAPTER TEN: THE WRIT
5CHAPTER FIVE: THE REPORT
11CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE APPARATUS
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6CHAPTER SIX: THE CROSSING
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