:) Seems like they're really poor/all of their supplies are gone. I think I remember the h has been running the castle by herself for a while now-though I may be getting that from another book. In fact no one at the castle is happy about the H's presence I remember the h is not happy about her upcoming marriage to the H-so maybe he won the castle in a siege, etc. She is really young-14 or so** This was a big part of the storyline The h has 2 sisters**the youngest of whom is raped (by the H's men (?))-I do know one of his men takes her and cares for her/nurses her back to health.
(dark hair, etc) 'Black' may even be in the title of the book The H wears a lot of black, and it seems like he's dark as well. :) I've been looking for this book for SO long! I don't remember much about it, but here's what I do know: