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The horse thunders down the track through the grey freezing dawn.

It whinnies and snorts as its hooves pound the uneven track.

Clinging to its bare back for dear life, the rider urges it forward. Both of them are

breathing hard, but they can't let up the pace. Behind, the man can hear the whoops and jeers of the band of warriors who

are chasing them. He hunches over the horse's neck, trying to block out the sounds of

his pursuers, doing everything he can to keep his eyes on the path. He knows one stumble, even a brief slackening off in pace, could be fatal.

And that's not his only problem. This rider is freezing. His teeth are chattering and even over the rumble of his mount's hooves.

He's shivering so hard he's gasping for air.

It's the 16th of December, 1332, less than two weeks before Christmas.

This is bleak, open countryside, the hilly borderlands between Scotland

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