The Ballad of Alys and the Hidden Gate

Beneath the ancient walls of Chester, where ivy whispers against stone and the River Dee winds through centuries of secrets, a tale of forbidden love and daring escape took root — one that defied a father’s will, a nobleman’s pride, and the iron grip of the city’s gates. It was here, in the shadowed orchards and hidden passageways, that Alys, the mayor’s golden-haired daughter, risked everything for the wild-hearted Rhys, and where the legend of the Hidden Gate was born — a story woven into ballads, bound by courage, and carried on the wind through the ages.