Bab 59: The Night Brings Darkness

The moon was up, it took a crescent as it watched over the earth from above, the warriors welcoming the last day of peace as they were certain that they would be engaged in combat the next day.

King Asmund received reports about Gustav's defeat but he did not look worried as Gustav was a very meticulous strategist so the fact that he was their prisoner must be a part of his plan.

"Get some sleep, Gustav is still alive. They are keeping him alive because he is of use to them," King Asmund instructed his men, but he wondered if King Askild somehow ambushed them.

No, this was too cheap a ploy to be a plan birthed forth by the king of Kattegat.

The camp of King Asmund was calm despite them losing close to 150 men in a failed ambush. They were aware Kattegat suffered casualties as well, further depleting their already little numbers.