Historical Fiction Excerpt thread Nano 2009

I know we had a thread like this last year so here goes.

If anyone has an excerpt they'd like their fellow writers to have a nosey at, please post here.
Am I going to regret this, I wonder?

To start you all off , You can have a nosey at my profile and leave feedback in this thread if you wish.

I would love to see what people are coming up this year!
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Nano '08: The Poisoned Veil (96K- Winner)
Nano '09: The Poignard
Nano '09: Sun and Moon