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Updated: June 19, 2025
I fear he will not be back ere morning, for you know his habit of wandering for days together among the hills. So I beg you, my lord Kenric and you also, Allan rest you here in our castle until Sir Piers returns."
"Alas!" said Allan. "Then, where can Kenric be?" "Where indeed?" sighed Sir Piers. At this moment one of the men of Arran touched his master's arm. "There is a fishing coracle coming alongside of us, my master," said he, "with two fishermen in her." Sir Piers and Allan crossed the deck and saw a small boat bearing towards them, rowed by a brawny western islander.
He saw now that it was a large animal. Its glistening eyes and long legs showed that it was a wolf. He drew his sword and went to meet it. The wolf growled as in hungry anger, and crouched down as though preparing to spring upon him. Kenric raised his sword to strike, the wolf bounded forward, and as his weapon was about to descend upon its head the animal swerved.
"Nevertheless," said Kenric, "we can at least leave the tribute at the castle, and it may be that the warden can tell us when his Majesty is expected." In a little time they had landed and mounted to the castle gates, where the lord warden met them and bade them enter. They gave up their weapons, and Kenric delivered his two hawks to the falconer.
Doubtless, too, our own men-at-arms will welcome your retainers for the story they have to tell of this sad happening in Bute." Accordingly the crew of Kenric's ship were brought within the castle, and with the men of Dumbarton and the bodyguard of the king they formed a merry company in the guardroom, while Kenric and his two companions remained as guests of the lord warden.
"Over at Kilmory two hours ago," said he, "I learned bad news, my lord." "What news is that, Sir Allan?" asked Kenric. "Is it that your builders refuse to work in this cold weather? What matters it? Have you not a good home here, where you can see your lady love every day?
Bid him be wary, bid him arm himself well; for I heard one of the shepherds say that Roderic is clothed in a shirt of iron network, and that if it had not been so the knife wherewith Alpin smote him would have slain him where he stood." "Ailsa," said Kenric, "much do I fear me that there is ample need of this warning. Help me, I beseech you.
Cerdic, the founder of the monarchy, and his son, Kenric, fought many successful, and some unsuccessful, battles against the natives; and the martial spirit, common to all the Saxons, was, by means of these hostilities, carried to the greatest height, among this tribe.
Far to the south were the blue mountains of Arran, and westward across the Sound were the brown hills of Kintyre, with the rosy light of the setting sun behind them. The girl, shading her eyes from the strong light, looked over the moorland towards the castle of Kilinory. "If Kenric were but here!" she said again.
Now the wild Scots of Galloway, whom Alexander had sent as a contribution to the forces, were as yet little known to Kenric, and he was not long in discovering that he might have done far better without them. They had joined the expedition with minds bent upon pillage and slaughter.
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