The Burning Girl
Novelette 10,669 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
"I was told I must swear fealty to William the Bastard. He had taken England, made himself king, fealty was required. But I did not swear and none could make me. He could kill me, or rather order his men to kill me. But he would not, because he wanted to use me. I was never loyal to King William. All my oaths I swore to Sir Gilbert."
Content warnings 1
violence
Quasar links out; the story lives on BCS, where the author gets the click.