Chapters 3-5 Summary

In Chapter 3, May 1237, Gruffydd comes to Mon to visit his father. Llelo is afraid he will force him to return home with him, but Gruffydd agrees to allow the child to remain with Llewelyn longer. Gruffydd is happy to see his father walking again, and tells him so, but the bitterness between them is too strong to overcome at this point. That same day, Elen learns that her husband, John the Scot, has become ill. Elen and her maternal aunt, Nell, travel to Darnhall to care for John. John suffers from the spotted fever, therefore many of the servants are afraid to enter his rooms. However, upon the arrival of Simon de Montfort, the Earl of Leicester, the servants begin behaving properly once more. With Nell's help, Elen cares for her husband daily until he finally dies. Upon his death, Elen...