It was a bright morning when Marl Sven, the governor of Lincolnshire, heard of the massacre in the swamps, and the shocking southern incident was already circulating throughout the swamps. The English legend tells the story of Hereward of Peterborough who killed fifteen Normans alone, some say that he was rescued by Abbot Peterborough and have fled to Scotland, while others swear that the warrior was recruiting troops on the island of Erie to fight the Normans.

The magistrate of Marl-Sween learned more about the facts, for the heads of the eight Normans were placed before his eyes, including the heads of Frederick, the cousin of Baron William de Warren. "Hell!" The magistrate cursed, and the great trouble had brought the already exhausted Mar-Sven into despair, and the king hoped that he would be able to quell the turmoil in Lincolnshire, but now that a noble Norman had been killed in his own county, his relative Baron Mortimer would not rest on his laurel. The spontaneously elected abbot of Peterbrough had already made the Normans very dissatisfied, and now that the abbot's relatives had done such a thing, the Normans would naturally not let him go, but Marl-Sven did not dare to guarantee that the king would not be angry with him. Just as he was facing several hideous heads with a sad face, someone suddenly came to him: "My lord, the messenger of Count Moka has arrived. The magistrate immediately looked up, and saw an English Sayne following him, and the messenger introduced himself: "My name is Hughed, and I am a subordinate of the Earl of Guspartrick, and I serve in the army of the Earl of Morka in York. ”

"And who sent you to Lincoln?"

"I was sent by the Earl of Northumbria to buy some supplies from the county magistrate." Hugh replied immediately.

Mar-Sven's eyes suddenly lit up: "Has the army of the Count of Northumbria taken control of the mouth of the Humber River?" The county magistrate received an affirmative answer.

Soon, S. Hughard heard from the Lincolnshire magistrate about the recent events in the marsh, and when Theon saw the sheriff pointing to the wooden box on the ground, which contained the heads of Normans, his face immediately showed an excited expression: "My lord, where is this Hereward now?" ”

The magistrate shook his head: "I don't know, I think the Normans will come and ask me the same question soon." Now there are all kinds of rumors, some say that this guy has run away, others say that he is still in the swamp, and I can't catch him either way, so I hope to have the protection of the Count of Northumbria and the Count of Benicia, and maybe I can help the two adults to get in touch with this daring barbarian, and if he is still in Lincoln, I can support him, and even stand in the way of the king's march in the future. ”

"Okay, I'll report this back to the Earl, the swamp area is indeed good for harassing the Normans' marches, at least to keep an eye on the enemy and let us know in advance how fast they are advancing. The two Counts will be very grateful for your help, and perhaps we can cooperate further in the future. ”

Seeing off the Northumbria emissary, the Lincolnshire magistrate was relieved at once to find two of his guards and give several urgent orders.

In the north, Prince Edgar and his fellow forty men sailed to the Scottish border on a rowing ferry, and docked near the Burntesland Manor, where the prince ordered thirty attendants and nobles to follow him to the manor, leaving ten men to guard the ship. The Scots also prepared as agreed, and welcomed Prince Edgar in, and all the English changed their soaked robes, changed into clean coats, and accepted the Scottish ale, and several maidens, all of whom came out to serve all the Englishmen, all of whom were from local noble families, and some of whom were worth as much as three hundred shillings.

As soon as the English had rested, they heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from outside, and not long after, the party of King Malcolm of Alba also arrived at the royal estate, and Prince Edgar led all the English people behind him to greet the king. The other party, a middle-aged man of small stature, came to the prince and, after a short introduction, accepted the salute of Walsioff, Earl of Northampton, behind the prince. The earl's father, Hughed, Earl of Northumbria, once took in the exiled Malcolm after his father, King Duncan, was killed by Macbeth, and helped him defeat Macbeth to the throne. Many of the Scots and Northumbrians present were old acquaintances, some of whom had fought on the battlefields of Durham or Cumbria, and although the weather outside was bad, the atmosphere was not at all cold, and after the food and drink, many dignitaries began to chat, and the King of Alba politely asked Prince Edgar about the recent situation in the south. The prince mentioned the recent activities of the Normans, and the fighting near York, and Malcolm seemed very interested in the affairs of the Normans, and even asked about the flagship on which King William was traveling, and the prince replied: "When we crossed the sea to Normandy, we saw the dragon captain named Mora, with a gilded statue of a child in the bow, with her right arm pointing forward, and a trumpet of ivory in her mouth. It was a Danish Sgreen-style clipper, equipped with double sailors, and could carry ten Norman knights and all their attendants and equipment. The Normans had seven hundred ships in the fleet of Bavler, the largest of them. ”

King Malcolm seemed taken aback when he heard the size of the fleet, he looked at the young prince and could not help asking, "How sure are you of resisting the Franks now?" Edgar took a sip of ale and replied slowly, "Without the help of His Majesty's troops, our current strength can only hold north of the Tyne. William would not have the strength to move north until he conquered Mercia and York, and according to Norman custom, they would probably build castles and garrison garrisons around important towns, so these areas would soon be controlled by the Normans without our support. Only you and our army marching south to encircle York will prevent the Normans from freely suppressing these areas, since the earls supporting us in the south do not have enough strength to oppose William's main force. ”

Hearing this, the king nodded, he knew Northumbria very well, and after confirming the strength of the Normans, he was even more deeply worried about their threat. Soon, in the presence of the Earls of Northampton and the Earls of Morley, the King of Alba and Prince Edgar of England made an alliance that the Scots would send troops to York next year, and that the Northumbrians would need to stop the Normans from moving north before then.