A Proposal?

King Ælle received news about the invaders landing onshore and his anger was visible.

He gripped his fist because he did not expect Bishop Calvin to fail in deterring them.

Ælle was furious and this also meant that the possibility that he would even want to negotiate with them was exceedingly low.

Ælle knew he would seem weak if he negotiated with them, they should not negotiate with Pagans for they were everything that Christians stood for.

He had to crush them and send them to hell where they belong but he also knew he could use this to his advantage.

"King Ælle, what should we do?" A man asked, one knee bent to show his submission to his superior.

King Ælle was curious to see what kind of people these Pagans were as he had only heard of them but he had never seen them with his own eyes.