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.
More soon!
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