Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Allies?

Nearly a week had passed from the fateful battle in which the Mercian Army under the command of Ealdorman Ethelred was horrendously liquidated by the West Saxons.

Thane Odda had maintained his supply line's retreat back to Oxford, where he intended to defend the grain reserves until death.

As for the result of the battle, Odda had dispatched semaphore signals and riders to all corners of the Midlands, informing the realm of their CEO's death and the results of the catastrophic audit.