Chapter 426: Chapter 426: The Iron Kingdom’s Fleet

Three days had passed since the explosive trap in the valley shattered the Frankish vanguard's confidence.

Lord Lothair and his thirty thousand southern soldiers had sat stuck in the pine forest. They were terrified of taking a single step off the dirt paths, trying to dig their surviving bronze cannons out of the sludge.

Richard pulled his coat tight as he walked through the streets of the port city. He pushed past groups of Norwegian riflemen, reaching the grand longhouse that sat at the highest point of the city.