Pagan Sunset by Ricky Balona

Author:Ricky Balona [Balona, Ricky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: RO:SF
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2010-03-26T00:00:00+00:00

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apter 10

On a faraway hilltop covered by dense foliage a group of riders watched the activity on the river bank with amusement, they had witnessed the destruction of the small Mercian force on the this side of the river then watched as the wounded Saxons were treated, knowing that it was a waste of time and effort as by dawn the next day the Saxon camp would be crushed under the fury of their assault. The Mercian lords turned to smile at the two men who had conceived this brilliant plan, who would have thought a monk and a cripple would have been capable of bringing about one of the armies most brilliant victories. Cedric and Aldrik nodded their heads in a gesture of acknowledgement towards the lords, treating them as equals secure in the knowledge that they were virtually untouchable having been given the protection of the Arch bishop himself who in turn advanced his career and esteem among the leaders of the church in the country, Cedric had even been mentioned in far off Rome where his success at converting the pagans had been applauded by the highest authority.

Slowly recovering from his amputation Aldrik had spent a long time in his small room burning with revenge, Cedric had severely chastised him for Ayla’s escape and the raid, which had left part of the monastery in ruins. Aldrik began learning to read the monks written words picking it up quickly, he taught himself to write as a whole new world opened up to him. Once he was able to master the manuscripts in the monastery library he read everything he could get his hands on written about history and warfare to such an extent it became an obsession not just a passion. He read about the ancient Roman army and all he could find on their tactics, a far off Macedonian king by the name of Alexander became his idol, even reports on raids by the Danes along the coast ended up in his room where he would study their methods and replay the events in his mind from both sides becoming a Danish raider commanding a troop of plundering berserker or leading a group of Mercian warriors who pushed the raiders back to their boats and saved the town.

Aldrik formulated a plan, waiting for the right time to set the wheels in motion and that time came shortly after mid-winter. Lord Rangnar had recently converted to the new religion when he married a prominent merchant’s daughter, her family being fervent followers of the faith. It had been an arranged marriage with Lord Rangnar being a lot older than his young bride, her heart had been set on a young merchant who wanted nothing more than to strangle Lord Rangnar with his bare hands every time he thought of his beloved being violated by that old drunken pig. Lord Rangnar had also incurred the wrath of his fellow lords by taxing their subjects bordering his lands before they could,

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