Chapter 151: Map of the Battle of Clontarf
The castle housing High King Brian Boru, his son and grandson, Máel Sechnail, Mael Ruanaidh Ua hEidhin, and Tadhg Ua Cellaigh, and the guild representatives was well-fortified. In the large village of Kilmainham, it was also out of place. There were weak points. There were too many soldiers and too much tension. Any moment could be an attack on them, their king, and their plans to rule the kingdom.
Thus, the soldiers bristled when Kazi and Samantha arrived. The front gate was littered with guards and twenty feet was the closest the pair could get. Guards in chainmail, padded leather, and pinecone helmets.
"Stop! In the name of the king!"
Samantha’s little smile turned to faux surprise. "Oh! Apologies, but we are here to deliver a message to the High King."
Four guards came together, exchanging suspicious looks. One of them asked, "What kind of message?"
Samantha and Kazi also shared looks, pretending to be puzzled. "Logistics," Kazi answered. From the back of his hand he revealed a scroll. "The number of soldiers for each commander, the number of soldiers from another world, number of horses available, etc."
"You’re late," the guard stated. "Moreover, I assumed it would be our men handling the logistics."
Samantha went a bit over the top, eyes widening and said, "Ah, they didn’t tell you? Our sincere apologies. If you only need the paper, we don’t mind. Kazi, please hand it over to these wise gentlemen."
"Of course." Kazi offered the paper over with an inviting smile.
Another quick glance between the guards, who settled on the conclusion that these two were the real deal. "No, it’s alright. Go in."
Easy-peasy lemon squeezy. Act confident, be confident, and everyone else would be confident.