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1304

The twins were growing bigger every day. Gwen was an inquisitive toddler, always wanting to know how things worked. Gabriel was independent, he preferred to explore the house on his own.

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1304

All the children grew up into infants and the house was in chaos almost all the time. Still, sometimes they would all fall asleep at the same time and their parents could have some deserved rest.

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1304

In the early hours of the morning, Ada gave birth to a healthy baby girl. She and David decided to name her Chloe.

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1303

Winter arrived at Henford-On-Bagley and David and Ada were determined to make the most of it. When the twins were sleeping, they snuck out to have a snowball fight. What had started as a tentative friendship had grown into a solid love for one another, a sense of being understood that they did not feel with anyone else.

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1303

To Ada it seemed that in the blink of an eye her babies had grown. Gwen was a calm infant, happy to be held by anyone and generally did not fuss.

Gabriel on the other hand was more timid when meeting people, struggled to fall asleep and preferred routines and familiar enviroments.

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1303

Sadly, Baldwina the hen was attacked by a fox and killed. David mourned for her, and bought a new hen named Eusebia.

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1303

As months passed and a new year came about, Ada was expecting again. She went to visit the Abbey where she had been raised, where one of the nuns, Sabata, told her she was a little too big to be so early into the pregnancy. Ada only hoped it did not mean her baby was in danger, losing another child after losing Miles would be devastating.

Ada went into labor a few weeks earlier than expected, which worried her and the midwife. As the hours stretched, day turned into night, Ada was still not ready to push. Finally the time came and she heard the cries of a baby. It was a girl. But then, she felt the urge to push again. She pushed and pushed until she heard the cries of another baby. Ada had given birth to twins: a girl and a boy. David and her decided to name them Gwen and Gabriel.

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1302

Even though David and Ada felt frozen in time, life moved on. A chick hatched, a rooster chick named Caesar. Somehow, having a little defenseless thing to care for made David feel better.

In more good news, Diana had given birth to a healthy baby girl. Her parents named her Leah and hoped she would grow up into a happy and healthy young woman someday.

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1301

Ada went into labor at night. It was a long and painful process, but finally it was time to push. Ada pushed with all her force, but she never heard her baby cry. He had been born lifeless. David and her had thought of naming him Miles if he was a boy, and so the little one was named as such. The midwife took Miles out of the room to clean him and prepare him for burial, while Ada stayed frozen. Her baby, gone. David held her in his arms as they both cried all night.

The next morning, Miles was buried next to his cousin and grandparents at the local cementery.

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1301

The Radcliffes' misfortune continued: Casper, David's older brother and his wife had inherited the family farm and had been expecting when Isaac and Jacoba passed away. Maybe it had been the shock from losing her in-laws, maybe it had just been bad luck, but Casper's wife, Faith, went into labor early. Miraculously she survived, but the same could not be said of the baby. Even though he was born dead, his parents named him Damian and buried him beside his grandparents.

When David and Ada found out, they rushed to the farm to give their condolences. David had always had a difficult relationship with his brother, but the thought of losing a child scared him so badly he could not help but feel sorry for him. Ada felt a little scared, her baby was due soon and she could not bear the thought of losing them.

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1301

As months passed, Ada discovered she was expecting. When one of David's brothers' wife, Diana, came to visit, she was excited to tell her.

Unfortunately, Diana had come bearing bad news. Back at the family farm, David's parents had caught a nasty illness, and it did not look good for them.

One night, one that was particularly cold for the time of year, both Isaac and Jacoba Radcliffe passed away from an unexplained illness.

The funeral was held at the local church, and many people from the village were in attendance. The Radcliffes had been well known and well respected, and the suddenness of their deaths had shaken Henford-On-Bagley.

Isaac and Jacoba Radcliffe were buried together as the family said their final goodbyes.

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1300

When night fell, both David and Ada knew it was time: they needed to consumate their marriage. They barely knew each other, so they tried some light flirting to make it more bearable.

It was akward, but as soon as one of them laughed it was not as intimidating. They consumated their marriage between soft laughs and a growing sense of friendship between them.

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1300

When all the farmwork was done, David could throw himself into his passion: carpentry. He had never had anyone teach him, but he hoped that one day he would be good enough at it to generate stable income from his craft. For now, it was just a crazy dream.

While David worked, Ada went foraging for food and herbs to plant on their own patch of land, the one that did not belong to their Lord and they could use as they pleased. Ada had always loved the outdoors, she liked the quiet, yet constant movement of nature. Also, they could not afford groceries, so foraging was neccesary. Ada brought home a sizeable haul, enough to last them through a few days at least.

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1300

With Ada's small dowry, all the newlyweds could afford was a small house and the honest but tiring occupation of tending to the land for the Lord of Henford-On-Bagley.

Tending to their Lord's crops was exhausting work, thought David, who had never been fond of gardening. Work all day, every day, for no reward but the knowledge that he had fulfilled his duty as a serf.

Still, there was good to be found in it: A small rabbit appeared nearby, curious about what David was doing. David had always loved animals, the farm animals at his childhood home had been loyal companions to him for many years.

Fortunately, David was able to afford a small chicken coop, where a hen named Baldwina and a Rooster named Alric made their home.

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1300

It was a particularly warm autumn day when David Radcliffe married Ada Blackwood at the Henford-On-Bagley church. The third son of the Radcliffes, David was not in a position to ihnerit anything: his parents were counting on his bride's dowry to keep him afloat. Unfortunately, there were no more nice young ladies from respectable families to marry after David's brothers, Casper and Adrian, had married. The Radcliffes were a farming family, who took pride in working their Lord's land, and so were well respected in the area. The only other girl of marrying age in the village was Ada Blackwood, a strange orphan girl who had been raised at the local abbey. Her parents had been merchants, but after their untimely death, she had been taken in by the local nuns. Her dowry was so small it was laughable, but the Radcliffes were desperate to get rid of another mouth to feed and so the marriage was arranged.

When the day came, both David and Ada were nervous. They had barely talked to each other and now they were to marry. Ada had always found David handsome yet unremarkable when compared to his brothers, and David thought Ada was a strange and off-putting girl. The ceremony was small and quick, since Ada had no family to speak of and no one was truly excited about them marrying. Not a tear was shed that day.

Still, when it was over, they newlyweds shaked hands and hugged. They had been dealt a strange hand, but they hoped they could get along well enough.

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1310s Recap + Info

Aaaaand the 1310s are done! This will be the last deacde I play with this save, since Rosannatxt on Youtube made a notion tracker that I want to try since I was getting a little confused with the spreadsheet. Sadly, this save can´t be transferred to the notion template since I was playing with 3 day years and the tracker uses 4 day years :(

In the main Godwin family, 2 children were stillborn.

Isaac Godwin

Christiana Godwin

Unfortunately, 2 of the remaining children passed away this decade too:

Adrian Godwin (1303-1316)

Phoebe Godwin (1305-1318)

Also, both parents passed away during this decade too:

Christian Godwin (1282-1312)

Amelia Godwin (1284-1313)

In the Godwin side household (that later became the main household), 2 children were born:

Florian Godwin (1315-)

Joan Godwin (1317-)

Sadly, one of the children passed away:

Natalie Godwin (1307-1313)

And saddest of all, the mother of the founders passed away too:

Beatrice Godwin (1260-1310)

During this decade there were 4 children born, 2 of which are still alive giving us a survival rate of 50%. Last decade's survival rate was 57%.

The average age of death is 16,3. This is higher than last decade, which was 5,6.

And finally, here's the family tree:

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1318

With more food available, the family could afford to have livestock once again. They bought three hens, a rooster and a cow.