Hertig Gorlois dyker upp för första gången på påskfesten och sir Wynn gör sin vana trogen att få salen att tystna med sitt tal. Det går rykten om att hövdingarna Octa och Eosa härjar på allvar uppe i norr och att saxararmén har fördubblats. Folk har fått dra sig in i borgarna för skydd. Det finns inte så mycket annat för kung Uther än att rusta den största armén Logres någonsin skådat.
Court was held at Warwick in Wuerensis county.
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Gossip
“Well I’ll say, isn’t that duchess a piece of something! I’ve heard she was just a peasant girl who Gorlois picked up because of her beauty. It’s all makeup, you know.”
“That’s a lie. She’s from noble blood going back thirty mothers. The Queen of the Land Under the Waves was her ancestress. That is why she is so pretty.”
“Don’t you think there are more important things than gossip about that witch? That Saxon army, the one led by giants, is even closer! The king’s so worried that he has the whole army here!”
“But not just to guard us, dearie. They are going to go fight the Saxons and settle this one and for all. Don’t you ever talk to anyone but us?”
“Yes, of course I do. But don’t you think it’s too dangerous? What if he loses? We’ve lost plenty of times before, you know. Lose, win, lose, win, and then have men killed but don’t lose the battle. How does that work?”
“Listen, darlings, I am sure this will be the last one. All the dukes will be here. By this time next year, we’ll either be at peace or working as Saxon slave girls. But just go to Mass and pray for them instead of standing here and keeping us from talking about the duchess. Say, did you see the worn hem on that white satin outfit?”
News
Madoc: “Those damned Saxons, Kings Octa and Eosa, are still at it. They’ve driven Malahaut to the ground and have pillaged the countryside. But Uther isn’t like those Northern kings to hide in a castle!”
Belleus: “Hengest's son Octa is a great hero, and it’s said his cousin Eosa is so big that he can’t ride a horse. Plus, I heard the merchants saying that their army doubled in numbers last fall when a whole new fleet of ships arrived from Saxony.”
Royal Conversation
“There has never been a stronger army for battle. We are going to strike and destroy them this year. We are ready, they are impatient. Fight bravely, Sir Knight. Your day is dawning.”