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The mosque was on fire, the terrified screams of women, men and children were heard from inside ... their voices, it was a combination of fear, pain and despair. The smell of burning fabrics, hair and meat spread throughout the area. In the square in front of the mosque, the situation ... it was a strange mixture of emotions. Women whose families were burned alive despaired, Christians celebrated ... A few years earlier, after the conquest of Pamplona, ​​the Arabs also destroyed the church... what you sow, you reap, and the Jews acted as if it was not their business and they are by chance here.

It was time for the rest of the show, the first two acts were stiff, but some of the actors were on fire. I gave the agreed signal, and after a while Torstein emerged from the crowd with several soldiers carrying a badly wounded comrade-in-arms. He could barely stand on his feet, he was all bloodied and his face was mutilated ... blood bubbles appeared as he breathed.

All those gathered saw how horrible he looked and that he had one foot in the grave.

- Lord, please ... save him. (Torstein)

I nodded my head, ordered the wounded soldier to fall on his knees in front of me, and covered his face with his hands. I put my hands on his head.

- Pater noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum, adveniat regnum tuum, fiat voluntas tua ... (Ulf)

Nothing happened, the crowd waited in suspense ...

- Fiat voluntas tua. (Ulf)

- Fiat voluntas tua. (Ulf)

- FIAT VOLUNTAS TUA! (Ulf)

- fiat ... volun ... tas (gasp) tua. (Soldier)

Suddenly, pieces of skin, meat and hair began to fall off the soldier's face ... a few people screamed in terror, others fell to their knees and prayed.

After a few seconds, there was no wound on the soldier's face, he was bloody but healthy. He also moved on his own ... I ordered Torstein to bring us some water so that the healed one could brush his face and show the healing effects better.

- Today you witnessed two miracles. You have seen with your own eyes the power of prayer. Nothing is impossible for God. Now you are free, you are not inferior, and you do not need to obey the infidels. God is watching over you ... unfortunately my people and I have to leave this city, our fight is not over yet. Listen to what I am ordering now. Infidel women and children up to three years old will be taken by us and resettled, where they will be converted to the true faith. Children from 4 years up will stay in the city under your supervision. The property of the infidels is to be distributed fairly among all Christians and Jews. (Ulf)

Especially the last sentence caused the greatest excitement and satisfaction ... after a while the priest came up to me.

- Lord, do we really have to share with the Jews? (Priest)

- I understand your doubts, but at the moment it is the best solution. If they take part of the Arab wealth, the chance that they will betray us will be small ... of course, along with a part of the wealth, they will also be guilty of the events that took place. (Ulf)

- I understand. What will I be with us now? (Priest)

- Live normally, just in case you gather food, send messengers to other cities and to the Kingdom of the Franks, describing the events and miracles that you have witnessed. Me and my people will keep fighting. (Ulf)

Just before our departure, I proclaimed the priest temporary governor of the city, and freed a few spared Arabs ... I hope that the descriptions of what happened in Pamplona will make the war break out faster.

We headed north, I wanted to get to our ships as soon as possible, traveling with over 400 women and over 100 children was not particularly pleasant.

- Are you really going to make these women a Christian? (One-eyed)

- Don't ask stupid questions, they will come with us to Kattegat. They will be mothers, but their children will become followers of our Gods. (Ulf)

- What will happen to this town? (One-eyed)

- I don't know, maybe they'll last a few months, but sooner or later the Arabs will get Pamplona. Unless someone sends them help. (Ulf)

- The inhabitants will die ... (One-eyed)

- Everyone will die someday, but they will die as free people ... it doesn't matter to me. The more they fight and kill each other, the better for us. (Ulf)

- Are we going back to Kattegat? (One-eyed)

- Yes, although I'd like to cause some more chaos here. There are still a few settlements in the area and it would be a shame not to visit them. (Ulf)

- Maybe send 200 men ahead with the prisoners, and we'll have some fun? (One-eyed)

- Do that ... and I have an idea. (Ulf)

We did as One-Eye suggested, some of my men and prisoners went further north, and we were going to plunder the area.

When we came across a settlement inhabited by Christians, all the men were crucified and the boys were drowned. Women and girls were taken prisoner ... when we came across a settlement inhabited by followers of Isalm, men and boys were locked in their homes and burned alive, women and girls were taken prisoner.

In theory, one man can father up to 1,000 children each year, women did not have such a physical possibility, but that is why they were more valuable in my plans.

Our path was decorated with crosses, columns of smoke, the smell of death and flocks of carrion birds. During this short expedition, we killed over 3,000 people and took over 1,000 prisoners, of course there were also loot, although their value was not significant.

I sat on a stone and watched the burning settlement ...

"Shadow gathers in the deep valleys. It has the color of night but smells like blood. They call him death but they are wrong. Compared to him, death is the fullness of life."