Chapter 18

After entering the town the Viking warriors started splitting up and moving in all directions and killing all that came in their way and some women who were violated and while the moved they continued to move to the church where all the Saxon were at for their prayers as it was Sunday and the Viking saw the weapons of the saxons were outside and Harold who saw this said 'you knew this would happen today?' To which Olaf nodded to and pointed to the men to enter after which all hell broke loose as the Saxon people had no weapons they where cut down easily while the brutality was happen Olaf walked to the priest who led the prayers and asked him 'where did you hid your treasures?' to which priest replied 'I don't know what your talking about,' Olaf looking like he didn't like the answer said 'You know what I am talking about and look I am willing to give you a quick death, no pain or you can lie to me again and I'll give you to my man over there and let's say he like people like you and will do to thinks you would not like and after which I'll torture the information out of you so what will it be the east way or the hard way?' Tia left the priest in worry as he didn't want to go through what this pagan has said and then pointed to the table and said 'underneath it,' to which the jarl looked to his men and told them to go and get after that they went and got the chests out of the floor and there was a over a dozen of them this led to Olaf smiling, he looked back to the priest and said 'well I am a man of my word,'m and hit the priest with his axe and went out and looked at around and thought 'this was about east when will they send warriors for a battle,'

Back in kaupang Astrid was sitting as judge and two people came a man brought his wife with an infant. The man claimed that a young man stayed at their house for three days, and nine months later, his wife gave birth to a child when the couple had went years without conceiving.after listening she judges in favor of the woman and says the man will have to look after the child and mother to which left the man unhappy and said 'you don't have this right,' to which Astrid laughed and said 'of course I do after all my husband is the ruler of this place and as he s gone on a raid it's up to me to rule how I feel is fit and if you have a propped this people can help you,' as men walked closer which led the man to apologize and left with his wife while that happened a man walked in stood before Astrid and she went on to say 'and what is it you want to say?' Which he said I have information that's valuable to you and your family to which caught he4 as this looked or be more than a case of crime and said 'speak,' he continued'I have word that the ruler of Oslo Jarl harkon has started recruiting warriors and has formed n alliance with rulers of sarpsborg, Gaudalen and Bergen,' this left Astrid surprised and worried that such an alliance is forming and ask 'is harkon leader of the alliance,' the man nodded 'yes he has formed this alliance and has the most men from all of them and he does this for fear that Olaf may become to powerful and of the fame he has gain from finding land in the west which has spread, through the academician world and he doesn't want challengers for he wants to be king of Norway,' this left Astrid thinking of what to do she asked 'are meeting in Oslo?' To which he said 'yes have men have been gathered the other will go to Oslo, that's. All I know,' Astrid nodded and pulled a pouch to reward him with as this was important information after that she talked to one of the solders to go to Oslo and keep an eye on what's happening, and she thought 'Olaf I hope you get here soon or else we may lose throne you fought to get.'