Staying behind at the village of Kilmainham were Ksenia, all fifty Justice Sect members, and fifty soldiers. There was a choice to protect the village as well as the castle, but in the end, they decided against it. Already, they were spreading themselves thin through strategy. In war, strategy went only so far against raw numbers.
The Dalcassians army, or Dal Cais, would be led by Marchad, the High King's son. The Munsters, also once under the High King, would go to Mothla mac Domnaill mic Fáeláin, King of the Déisi Muman, and Magnus mac Amchada, King of Uí Liatháin. Indeed, the High King was a man of many armies and influence. If not for his old age, the fight against the Vikings would have been a decisive victory.
