Vol 1. Chapter 5 - Wolf in Wessex

Kingdom of Wessex, Winchester

First thing we had to do after paying the toll to enter the gates was find Father Beocca. I planned to have him house my wife and children while Brida, Uhtred, and I make our way to the Danish camp in the former Kingdom of East Anglia to meet Ragnar the Younger to give him his family's silver and let him know what truly happened to them there were already rumors I killed my adoptive family and they must be squashed immediately reputation is all in this world.

As we made our way through the dirt paths through the settlement shit and piss all on the sides of the path was one of the least liked things I could think of here in this world I find myself in I spot the church I'm looking for and lead my family to it "Wait outside here.. let me meet the father alone first I'll let you know when to enter." I told them.

As I opened the doors and entered I could already here Beocca's voice praying for another Saxon in a low and quiet tone but carried true conviction and concern for his brother man He is a good man and a good Christian priest one of the very rare few for sure. I coughed to get his attention after the man left. He turned to me "Hello there friend.. come closer remove your hood there's no need to hide in the house of god my son besides your far too big to afraid of a weak old priest like me."

"Hahaha Father Beocca.. a weak and old priest are you? Come now it hasn't been that long since I saw you last your healthy and strong as an ox still old fart." I said as I removed my hood.

Beocca exclaimed "Holy Jesus, thank you lord for my answering my prayer! Aethred goodness my dear boy look at you! Your so tall and grown.. and hey you turned out to be a pretty boy hahaha.. look at you.. you handsome devil the scars on your face have healed quite nice my son Im glad you are happy and healthy my boy Im truly glad."

I stopped him before he could continue "Father Im in a hurry and I really need your help can you please help me?" I begged him.

"Why of course my son anything for you my boy.. what do you need? Money.. Food?" He asked

"Nothing of the sort Father I need you to house my family while I handle some business in East Anglia I truly appreciate your help father may the lord bless you." Bam it was done I knew I had him. 

"Family? You mean Uhtred?" He asked me

I smiled to him mischief shining in my eyes "Uhtred is here father but no I mean my wife and children and adoptive siblings you will love them Brunhilda is a wonderful girl and a devout Christian father my children are Christian as well. Aeric and Aestan can help you with any labour or heavy lifting you need done they're strong boys good boys Christian boys Father." I made sure to emphasize the Christian values my wife and children would show to him and the cunning Alfred scheming weasel I know him and the likes of him. He will treat me like any other pagan and that will be his downfall in the future.. it will be written.

I lead Father Beocca outside the church to meet everyone and let's just say he was more than pleased with what I had accomplished and how well I had raised Uhtred by myself. He saw Brunhilda and my children "My word just look at these angels.. hello little angels I know your mothers name is Brunhilda but I don't know yours will you please tell your names? Mines Father Beocca it's so nice to meet you I knew your father and your uncle way back when they were wee little boys same size as you two did you know that?"

Then the floodgates were opened Achilles and Andromeda instantly started bombing him with all kinds of questions after introducing themselves. I made sure my wife was the epitome of the mother herself wise kind smart and protective of her children. My twins on the other hand would be hard to make them act like Christian's in the future I already knew it they were wild and full of energy and curiosity about the world they already liked to fight and wrestle and run with their hounds pups by Fenrir and hunt but atleast they would be respectful and smart.

Father Beocca promised to take care of my family with a promise I would come with him to meet Alfred once we made our return from East Anglia so Uhtred Brida and I headed on our way after we got that settled. They both had their own armor weapons horses and hounds tagging behind Roach Fenrir and I. We were 3 armored skilled fighters on horseback with a wolf the size of a pony followed by two smaller wolves but still large wolves themselves in their own right. It would take two dozen well coordinated and equipped soldiers not the peasants acting like soldier you would find in most of these land to handle Uhtred and Brida alone which was already impressive even with all my training and education. I myself was well on my way to being a Killer of 100 Man if this was a certain Chinese manga with both Uhtred and Brida being Killers of 10 Man. With a daily diet the equivalent of kings and queens in these medieval times and daily extreme training and meditation had made me a monster of battle. We were ready for glory.. and it would be time soon.. real soon.