Matthew Dentice

Matthew S. Dentice is an author and academic based in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he is pursuing a Ph.D. in medieval literature. A frequent presenter at scholarly conferences around the country, he is the recipient of the Medieval Association of the Pacific's Founders' Prize for the year 2019, in recognition of his work on the legend of King Arthur's return.

How the Legend Ends

The sky had been an unusually brilliant shade of blue that day. Not that it mattered much now. Billowing smoke rendered it a kind of sooty grey against the approaching twilight. At least, that is how it looked in the small bit of sky which was visible through the high bows of the trees. A harsh, pungent smell wafted on the early evening breeze. The smell of burning.