Peder, who was sitting on a chair at the port watchtower, took out his horn with herbal liquor and took a long drink.
Moistening his throat, he picked up the telescope that Einar had built using the green glass, although he did not understand the process by which it worked.
He knew he needed two lenses to be able to function. Placing his eye over the opening of the telescope, he began to see the coast in search of possible ships.
'It seems that the right flank is clear of boats. I suppose the boys have not started their move yet from that inhospitable place ...'
Peder interrupted his thought when he saw a group of Knarr approaching from the right side. With great curiosity he observed the fleet looking for a Drakkar.
Because if there were none of them, it could only mean that it was the fleet of the southern Viking merchants.
