A secret cannot be kept forever. Copper Beach insisted that the facts about her and others should be made public and it was thought that some younger people would be most likely to accept the situation. Initially four were who were at school where Copper Beach's husband taught were picked for their intelligence and level-headedness. Wint, the prehistoric scientist proposed a cultural exchange. Alfrid the shoemaker and his family came to Bath. School teacher George Green and his wife Hilary went to the Lake where Avalon would be founded one day and immersed themselves in local affairs. George enjoyed conversations with Atta, a scientist in his own right. Centuries after George retuned home Atta visited the Lake as it had become when climate change raised the sea level. What he discovered and what he did is recorded in the Second Chronicle. It was not what he had expected.

What was the real purpose of the standing stone monuments that dot the landscape of Western Europe? Did the stone erectors possess a technology that we can only guess at? Why did they stop what they were doing? The City of Bath, England. World Heritage City. Anyone could pass them on the street and never guess their secret. William of Salisbury; his father sailed with Duke William in 1066. Julia Calpurnia Florentina Pantera; the last citizen of the Roman Empire. When Rome fell Julia went to live in the legendary Avalon. Her arrival was expected and she became the Lady of the Lake. Copper Beach; not far short of her first hundred years but more like thirty in appearance. Then there is her father? The Aqua Chronicles tell their story and that of Wint, a strange prehistoric scientist who made a desperate bid to save his civilisation. Wint was aided by Alfrid, a Stone Age shoemaker who knew nothing of warfare, and Beowulf and Freya, Vikings who knew everything.