(In a war tent a the border)
"The enemy has been defeated" Godewin said to the Dukes. "It seems they had never wanted to fight us seriously from the beginning, with a small legion of around 10,000 men they distracted us while they sent their main fighters to Toulouse"
"Preposterous!" Gilbert yelled rattling his old pipes in his throat. "How are things in Toulouse? Surely the enemy has done catastrophic damage to us with this surprise attack!"
"Actually things are looking quite good" Godefroi said. "I have just received word that the thieves were held off by a single man who managed to see through their scheme and protect the castle, it seems he lost his life in the process"
"Ahhh that Canderous!" The Duke of Langres said pounding the table. "That sly war dog, how could he go and die like that!"
"It wasn't him Frank," Godefroi said.
