So, a short update today. Not much to say. The fighting is done. You are pretty beaten up. You
stood fiercely. Which netted you some extra reward options! Joy. Update.
4.16 Like The Old Chiefs
Strong in your fellowship, no longer divided by treachery, you pushed back against the Armalings, and they could not oppose you. Soon, they were routed, and fled into the night, in utter disgrace, leaving behind their dead and their wounded; they would not trouble the house of Ulla for a long time.
To the end, you fought along with men of Ulla, arm by arm, in fellowship of warriors. To your right stood Gella, and to your left stood Gunthram, and they covered you with their shields, so that you would not be further wounded.
Then, the fighting came to an end. The dead were counted, and fighters assembled around Ulla the Hammer, who, through the grace of the Saint, had emerged victorious from this trial. But, as he had been eager to permit idolatry, the Saints had punished him thusly: he had suffered a terrible wound, by the hand of Ulbert: a sword was driven through his side, and split it open. For such is the way of the Saints that they punish us through the pagan and the wicked, permitting them to be a scourge on us, so that we avert our way and avoid sin.
But Ulla, being of great strength, did not submit to the wound, and presided over his warriors like a chief of old, from the times of the blessed king Otha, who first led the Liefs. And he divided between them the booty of the battle, and commended them for coming to his aid in time of need.
He elevated his nephew Gella, for he stood valiantly, and fought fiercely; by his hand, no less than three Armalings had met their doom. He also had the head of Ulbert separated from his body, so that it could be put on a display, and he also made it so that the heads of others who betrayed him would be treated in such a way. And at first he also demanded that those who fought against him, but switched sides when Ulbert was defeated was to be put to the sword as well, but at that the pious abbot Galen intervened, and pleaded for mercy and leniency. And Ulla was moved by his very eloquent words, and gave his pardon, merely demanding that they swear their loyalty to him again, which they all did, first among them Boso, and they cursed the name of Ulbert, for he was a provoker of strife. Thus was the unity of the house of Ulla restored.
You listened to all of it, and cheered with others; the fighting spirit had not yet left you at that hour, but as the tempers cooled, the toil of your wounds and your exertion weighed heavily on you; and you had to call on the red-headed maid to support you, so that you could stand, when Ulla called for you to make yourself presented before him, and when you did, he beheld you, and spoke:
"You stayed true to your name and fought no less boldly than any man. You stood against villainy for me, and shed blood for me. This, I will not easily forget, and you are always welcome in the house of Ulla; may those who call you witch and insult you be forever silent. And I thank you that you shielded my favoured concubine from savage blows, so that she emerged unharmed from the cauldron of slaughter. Now, it is very correct thing to do to reward loyalty, and to give gifts to one's guest, so I ask you to name the prize that you want, and it will be given to you."
Your mind was clouded as you listened to his words, but you were grateful for them none-the-less, and such commendation from such a great warrior filled you with a kind of pride you did not know before. But the wounds you suffered were heavy, and you knew you could not stand for much longer, and so you…
[ ] Asked to be given a shield, then fainted.
[ ] Asked to be given gold, then fainted.
[ ] Asked to be given the red-headed maid, then fainted.
[ ] Denied reward, then fainted.
