As he arrived they were introduced to him. The talkative one was Lile, daughter of the Healdend of Sytha. Her maid was Ciannait, while her officials were Rearden, a medic, Turlough, a bocere, and Tuathal, a wiga. ‘An Eaorl? Since when does an Eaorl have ships that cross the seas and attack another people’s crafts? That is beyond my comprehension.’ ‘Since the owners of that craft attack and kill the sons of Healdend,’ Conn answered bluntly. He sat and ate and drank as he recounted the events that had led him to send ships out to capture an Ancuman vessel. ‘That explains why I have the vessel – it doesn’t explain why you were on it.’ She had calmed down a bit through Conn telling of the death of Bran. She took a deep breath and started. ‘Sytha and Axum have been negotiating an assistance agreement. They agreed to send us wiga to assist us in our war with the Pontians, and in exchange, we are providing technical advisors’, she pointed to the men who sat behind her, ‘gold, and a bedda for the Bretwalda’s son.’ Conn noted her detachment from that statement; or at least her resignation.
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