Wow, not what I was expecting. Nonetheless, the richness and complexity of this tale was terrific. It was a sad end, but probably the only way it could be. I wonder, though if William had listened to Tristan and followed his plan, would their life have been afforded a different, more positive, path? It's interesting too, how Tristan seemed to have kept his humanity, whereas, William did not. I suppose that could have something to do with their human - darn can't think of the proper word, but who they were as humans and where they fit into society. And as Lit said - I think it was Lit - now I know why you were researching sheep.
As always - though, this one was really good - nicely done tim