When, shortly after Beltene, Niall's men report that "the Romans," Gratillonius' men, have stolen all their loot:
"Rain roared on the thatch of the King's House. Wind shrilled. Cold and darkness gnawed against the fires inside. It was wrong weather for this festival time." (p. 317)
Wrong weather for Beltene but appropriate weather for the King to hear bad news. Niall knows that his old enemy, the King of Ys, is still at work and when he confirms this:
"...a gust of wind keened at the words." (p. 318)
That keening is a foreboding. Niall will again attack Armorica and this time will lose neither his son nor his fleet but his life.
5 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
And good riddance to Niall! The whole world is better off without dangerously able barbarian warlords like him.
Ad astra! Sean
Yeah, he "fell on his own deeds", as the old Norse saying goes.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling
And I was not sorry Niall came to such a miserable end!
Ad astra! Sean
Sean: in the circumstances I wouldn't care what end he came to, as long as he did, if you know what I mean.
Kaor, Mr. Stirling!
I do, and I agree!
Ad astra! Sean
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