Chapter 7- Archie and his band are still hiding out in the cave, but Sir John Kerr has found them and he means to smoke them out. Archie sends some of his lads to explore the windings of the cave and they find a passage that, if widened, will let them escape. They set to work, while the English are building a fire at the entrance. The lads take off some of their unnecessary clothing and make bundles of it, stuffing the clothes with earth and making a barricade at the entrance to the tunnel to keep the smoke out. The Kerrs think that the lads are dead, but really they escaped and they burn some more houses to show this.
Still in Chapter 7, Archie goes with his band to try and get Sir Robert Bruce to meet with Sir Wallace. He lays in wait on a cliff over looking the road for several days. On the fifth day, Sir Robert came along the path with just his brother, Sir Nigel, and three of his sisters, with just four men-at-arms. Archie arranged his men so that the little company would be surrounded. Sir Robert came with Archie after some parleying.
Chapter 8:
Sir Wallace gets Sir Bruce to throw in his lot with them, and Sir Bruce goes back to command his vassals. Sir Wallace goes to Stirling to attend a council with some other Scottish nobles. Sir John Kerr spots him and tries to kill him. Archie arranged an escape plan, and puts it into action. Sir John is killed by Wallace, and they make it out to the marshes where a boat is waiting. They get across the river and then they are safe.
Chapter 9:
Archie is given Sir John's castle by Sir Wallace, who is acting as temporary king of Scotland, and Archie starts fortifying it. He makes it strong enough to withstand a siege, because Sir Allan Kerr is almost certain to try and retake it.
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Bell
Monday, December 30, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
In Freedom's Cause, Chapters 4-6
In chapter 4, William Wallace captures Lanark by strategy. He sneaks in a sally port and the townspeople join him in killing the English. Archie brings the lads that he had played at war with in the village to join Wallace. They are primarily messengers, but when needed they could fight.
In chapter 5, the English governor invited many Scottish nobles to his town to discuss something. Wallace accepted the invitation, but Archie was uneasy. He sent Cluny and Jock into the town to see what they could find out. When he joined the band, Cluny had brought some of his sister's clothes with him. He used those now. They found out that treachery was intended by some words of the governor's, and ran back to Wallace with much haste. Wallace did not go, and they put men on the roads to warn people against entering.
Afterwards, they found out that when each man entered, he was stopped just inside the gate, and killed. Many good Scotchmen were killed that day, but Archie's uncle escaped. He was always late and this had saved his life.
In chapter 6, Archie took his band and they harried the Kerrs, burning barns and making mischief. They made Sir John very angry, the more so when they knocked the drawbridge down while people were crossing it, and many of Sir John's men were drowned. He kept trying to kill Archie and his band, but could not succeed.
More soon!
Bell
In chapter 5, the English governor invited many Scottish nobles to his town to discuss something. Wallace accepted the invitation, but Archie was uneasy. He sent Cluny and Jock into the town to see what they could find out. When he joined the band, Cluny had brought some of his sister's clothes with him. He used those now. They found out that treachery was intended by some words of the governor's, and ran back to Wallace with much haste. Wallace did not go, and they put men on the roads to warn people against entering.
Afterwards, they found out that when each man entered, he was stopped just inside the gate, and killed. Many good Scotchmen were killed that day, but Archie's uncle escaped. He was always late and this had saved his life.
In chapter 6, Archie took his band and they harried the Kerrs, burning barns and making mischief. They made Sir John very angry, the more so when they knocked the drawbridge down while people were crossing it, and many of Sir John's men were drowned. He kept trying to kill Archie and his band, but could not succeed.
More soon!
Bell
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