Having read your books out of sequence, I knew that at some point Uhtred and Atheflaed connected as lovers even though she was just a child when they first met. Although their bond plays a key role in several books, you seem to have downplayed intentionally the time at which they connected. (Burning Land) I wondered why. I’m not asking about having some major sex scene (that’s not your style) but the connection is so subtle one could almost miss it. And it’s never addressed in any way, just treated as if it had always been there and nothing out of the ordinary. Yet it was a huge change and had significant consequence, and risks, for both them.
Rosemary