Tom came more slowly and warily. It made no difference. He was tossed to the ground again. He wasn't given an offer this time. He came on again and wa...s thrown again."Last chance." Miranda said. "I'm going to break your left arm this time." Tom said nothing but charged her leading with his right. It mattered not. She grabbed him and started to throw him and then reversed her hold and we all heard a sickening snap as his upper left arm was broken. Tom screamed as did Claire.Red said, "Break his. He made sure to prospect both inland and down the coast, assuming Saxons would be mainly away from the seaboard and any Vikings would remain close to their ships.Intelligence was soon coming in to confirm that there were concentrations of both Saxon and Viking throughout this area of Coineagan (modern day Cunninghame). Scott and Gabrain grew impatient waiting for the second wave of Dalriada to arrive, knowing that targets were all around them, ripe for overrunning if they had but their full one. We had 12 hours to spare and I had no idea how long the trip might be, how long he would stay, etc., etc. Turns out Munich was 90 kilometers away and converted to miles that’s only 55.9234 to be exact.As a kid my family drove a lot of miles - a lot, out in the uninhabited west. 55 miles was a jaunt, a short drive. And it was Autobahn all the way to Munich like a super highway that Maseratis could wind out on, no speed limit actually. Ron’s VW bus had a full 30 horsepower so we stayed far to. Inside was a sight to behold. A large table stretched to a good portion of the room, filled with exotic food from all over the land. Roast meats, fresh fruit, and decadent desserts filled every corner. Cleopatra sat at the head with a thin robe on over her earlier attire, bust still spilling out for the world to marvel at. A small troupe of musicians played in the corner of the room, and along with them, providing more arousing entertainment, were several belly dancers around the table,.