,*APT] #cd ,BATTLE ,BE=E ,WOODWALL ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS ,TEXT 3 ,:5 MORN+ WAS1 ! CAPTA9S CAME TO ,K+ ,*RI/OPH] TO C\NCIL3 BUT :ILE !Y W]E AMID ( !IR TALK CAME ! WORD ?AT ! FOE WAS ANI< & COME CLOSE TO ! RIV]-BANK2 :]EAT WAS NONE ABA%$2 BUT TO ALL IT SEEM$ WISDOM TO ABIDE !M ON ! VANTAGE-GR\ND4 ,SO !N !RE WAS GIRD+ ( SWORDS & DO+ ON ( HELMS2 AS = ORD]+ ( ! FOLK1 IT WAS ALREADY DONE1 = ALL ! HO/ WAS RANK$ ON ! B5T-SIDE1 ) ! BANN] ( ,OAK5REALM 9 ! MID/2 ON ITS LEFT H& ! BANN] ( ! ,T(TS1 & ON ! RI$ SOME:AT TUMULTU\SLY2 & :5 ! B[M5 ( ! ,T(TS BEGAN %OOT+1 ! FOEM51 A MANY ( !M1 /AY$ AMID ( ! RIV] TO B5D B[ 9 !IR TURN1 & SEEM$ TO ?9K ?AT W]E NI< 5\< ALREADY2 NAY1 SOME W5T BACK AGA9 TO ! O!R BANK1 TO %OOT !NCE ! SUR] & ! DRI]1 & SOME W5T YET A LITTLE FUR!R BACK ON ! FIELD4 ,SO ?AT :5 !IR S]GEANTS & RID]S W]E COME ON TO ! HI!R BANK1 !Y LACK$ AB\T A FIF? ( ALL !IR HO/2 & !Y !MSELVES1 = ALL !Y W]E SO MANY1 HAD SOME ADO TO MAKE UP !IR M9DS TO GO =W>D4 ,=SOO?1 :5 !Y LOOK$ UP TO ! B5T & SAW ! ?REE BANN]S ( ,OAK5REALM & ! ,T(TS & ,BRIMSIDE ALL WAV+ OV] ! SAME RANKS1 !Y KNEW NOT :AT TO MAKE ( IT4 ,& ,*RI/OPH]'S HO/1 :5 !Y SAW !M HANG BACK1 BRAKE \T 9TO MOCK+ :OOPS & %\TS1 & WORDS W]E HE>D 9 !M3 0,COME & D9E AT ,BRIMSIDE1 GOOD FELL[S6 ,COME UP TO ! ,T(TS = SUPP] & B$6 ,A ,*RI/OPH]6 ,A ,*RI/OPH]60 & SO =?4 ,N[ ALL ,K+ ,*RI/OPH]'S M5 W]E AFOOT1 SAV+ A B& ( ! RID]S ( ,BRIMSIDE1 :O BE/RODE /RONG & TALL HORSES1 & BORE JACK & SALLET & SPE>1 BUT NO HEAVY >MOR4 ,SO ,*RI/OPH] HE>D & SAW1 & ! HE>T ROSE HI< 9 HIM1 & HE S5T MESS5G]S TO ! RID & D[NW>D1 & BE READY = ! *ASE1 & SUFF] NOT ANY ( ! FOEM5 TO GA!R TOGE!R :5 ONCE !Y FELL TO RUNN+2 = HE KNEW 9 HIS HE>T ?AT ! FOLK BE=E HIM W\LD NEV] ABIDE !IR ONFALL4 ,& ! DAY WAS YET Y\NG1 & IT LACK$ F\R H\RS ( NOON4 ,K+ ,*RI/OPH] ABODE ILL HE SAW ! FOEM5 W]E COME (F ! LEVEL GR\ND1 & W]E M\NT+ ! B5T SL[LY1 & NOT 9 V]Y GOOD ORD] OR 9 RANKS CLOSELY S]RI$4 ,!N HE /RODE =? ?REE PACES1 & WAV$ HIS SWORD HI< ABOVE HIS HEAD1 & CRI$ \T3 0,A ,*RI/OPH]6 ,A ,*RI/OPH]6 ,=W>D1 BANN] ( ! ,REALM60 ,& =? HE W5T1 /EADY & /RONG1 & A GREAT %\T >OSE BEH9D HIM1 & NONE %RANK OR LAGG$1 BUT SPE>S & BILLS1 & AXES & SWORDS1 ALL CAME ON LIKE A WALL ( /EEL1 SO ?AT TO ! FOEM5 ! E>? SEEM$ ALIVE ) DEA?1 & !Y MADE NO %[ ( ABID+ ! ONSET1 BUT ALL TURN$ & RAN1 SAVE ,WALT] ! ,:ITE & A SCORE ( HIS KNIDS ( ! B[M51 IT MIRELS BE=E !M4 ,BUT ON ! FIELD ( DE$ ?OSE CAPTIVES W]E SOME:AT FE>FUL AS TO :AT %\LD BE DONE ) !M1 & !Y SPAKE ONE TO ! O!R AB\T IT1 ?AT !Y W\LD BE WILL+ TO S]VE ! NEW ,K+1 S9CE HE WAS SO MI\ND !M1 & ! LORDS BADE !M LOOK TO IT :E!R !Y W\LD BE ! FOEM5 ( ! ,K+1 ! SON ( ?AT ,K+ ,*RI/OPH] ! ,OLD4 0,IF SO YE BE10 SAID !Y1 0YE MAY ESCAPE ?IS TIME2 BUT YE SEE H[ VALIANT A MAN HE IS1 & H[ LUCKY )AL1 & HAPPY %ALL !Y BE :OM HE CALLE? FRI5DS4 ,N[ :AT SAY YE1 WILL YE TAKE UP Y\R WEAPONS AGA91 & BE UND] ! BE/ ( K+S & A TRUE ONE1 OR WILL YE DEP>T & TAKE ! *ANCE ( HIS WRA? 9 ! COM+ DAYS8 ,WE SAY1 H[ MANY ( Y\ WILL S]VE ,K+ ,*RI/OPH]4 ,!N >OSE FROM !M A MIT1 BUT MU/ NE$S RIDE UN>M$4 ,N[ BY ! TIME ALL WAS DONE1 & ! NEW M5 HAD D9$ ALONG ) ! RE/ ( ! HO/1 & ( ! NEW-COM]S TALE HAD BE5 TAK51 ! DAY WAS WE>+2 SO !Y SET (F = ,WOODWALL1 & ON ! WAY !Y MET ! ,MAYOR & ,ALD]M5 !RE(1 :O CAME BE=E ,K+ ,*RI/OPH] & KNELT TO HIM1 & GAVE HIM ! KEYS ( !IR T[N2 SO HE WAS GRACI\S TO !M1 & ?ANK$ !M1 & BADE SEE TO ! VICTUAL & LODG+ ( ! HO/1 & ?AT ALL %\LD BE PAID !REAFT]4 ,& !Y SAID ?AT !Y HAD SE5 TO ALL ?IS BE=E !Y CAME =? ( ! T[N1 & ?AT IF ! ,LORD ,K+ W\LD RIDE =?1 HE W\LD F9D FAIR LODG+ 9 ! GOOD T[N4 ,SO ,K+ ,*RI/OPH] WAS PLEAS$1 & BADE ! BURGESSES RIDE BESIDE HIM1 & HE TALK$ M]RILY ) !M ON ! WAY1 SO ?AT !IR HE>TS REJOIC$ OV] ! K9DNESS ( !IR LORD4 ,SO !Y CAME TO ! GATE1 & !RE ! ,K+ MADE /AY TILL ,GOLDIL9D WAS FET*$ TO HIM1 SO ?AT !Y MICE SET1 SO ?AT ! FOLK C\LD SEE !IR ,K+ & ,QUE5 :AT !Y W]E2 & !Y :O W]E NITS T\*$ ) ! SIRIOR1 SURELY ,I \ !E N[1 BUT IT IS NOT SO1 SO SORE AS ,I DESIRE !E2 BUT YET IT MAKE? BO? LAUS COME TO ME :5 ,I ?9K ( ! DAY WE RODE AWAY FROM ,GRE5H>B\R ) !E1 & ,I SEEM$ TO MYSELF A GREAT LADY1 ?\< ,I W]E UNHAPPY2 & ?\< ,I LOV$ ?Y BODY1 ,I FE>$ LE/ ! *URL'S BLOOD 9 !E MI$ ! CR[N ON MY HELM & ! BANN] OV] MY HEAD2 & :5 ?OSE GOOD M5 ( ! T[N BR\LET G[NS & FUR HOODS8 ,& MESEEM$ ?AT :5 !Y KNELT TO ME1 IT WAS ! SC>LET G[NS KNEEL+ TO ! K+LY >MOR4 ,!RE=E1 SWEE!>T1 IF ?\ FE>E/ ?AT ! ,K+ %\LD PUNI% !E = SO W\ND+ ! POOR ,*RI/OPH] ( ?OSE FEW DAYS AGO1 AS BELIKE ?\ DES]VE/ IT1 BID ! ,K+ DO (F HIS RAIM5T1 & DO ?\ 9 LIKEWISE1 & !N !RE %ALL BE NO ,K+ TO PUNI%1 & NO ,K+'S SCA!R TO ?OLE ! PUNI%M5T1 BUT ONLY ,*RI/OPH] & ,GOLDIL9D1 EV5 AS !Y MET ]E:ILE ON ! DEWY GRASS ( ,LITTL$ALE40 ,%E BLU%$ BLOOD-R$2 BUT ]E HIS WORDS W]E DONE1 H] H&S W]E BUSY ) GIRDLE & CLASP1 & H] RAIM5T FELL FROM H] TO ! E>?1 & HIS K+LY RAIM5T WAS CA/ FROM HIM1 & HE TOOK H] BY ! H& & L$ H] TO ! B$ ( HONOR1 ?AT !IR LOVE MIXI/S4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #b#h1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #cd -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/