'''Let Them Eat Ashes''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]].
'''Let Them Eat Ashes''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] in 2020 through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]].
==Description==
==Description==
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Eivor found and spoke with Ubba nearby [[Saint Lewinna's Church]].
Eivor found and spoke with Ubba nearby [[Saint Lewinna's Church]].
*'''Eivor:''' ''All is ready?''
*'''Eivor:''' ''All is ready?''
*'''Ubba:''' ''For a town of farmers and shepherds, this place bristles with [[Soldier|sword]]s. One of them is a [[thegn]] by his dress. Serious men with him too. Went into the longhouse.''
*'''Ubba:''' ''For a town of farmers and shepherds, this place bristles with [[Soldier|sword]]s. One of them is a [[thegn]] by his dress. Serious men with him too. Went into the [[longhouse]].''
*'''Eivor:''' ''If we take care, we might avoid drawing the thegn's attention while we burn the grain silos.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''If we take care, we might avoid drawing the thegn's attention while we burn the grain silos.''
*'''Ubba:''' ''Ah! Was that a jest? Bring them on! Been too long since I met a [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] worth half a shit.''
*'''Ubba:''' ''Ah! Was that a jest? Bring them on! Been too long since I met a [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] worth half a shit.''
Eivor and Ubba began to burn down the silos.
Eivor and Ubba began to burn down the silos.
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|-|Eivor and Ubba stealthily sabotaged=
|-|If Eivor and Ubba stealthily sabotaged=
*'''Ubba:''' ''All this sneaking about is giving me a cramp in my arse.''
*'''Ubba:''' ''All this sneaking about is giving me a cramp in my arse.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is hard to be quiet with you complaining.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is hard to be quiet with you complaining.''
As they burned the silos, Eivor and Ubba overheard a conversation from within the longhouse.
As they burned the silos, Eivor and Ubba overheard a conversation from within the longhouse.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1:''' ''Danes are crawling all over [[Sussex|Suthsex]]e! We must bolster the fyrds. Recruit more soldiers!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1:''' ''Danes are crawling all over [[Sussex|Suthsex]]e! We must bolster the {{Wiki|fyrd}}s. Recruit more [[soldier]]s!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2:''' ''The [[Alfred the Great|king]]'s already pulled every able man into his service. Scanty pickings out there.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2:''' ''The [[Alfred the Great|king]]'s already pulled every able man into his service. Scanty pickings out there.''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''They ain't proper soldiers, either. Farmers and tradesmen. The last showed up with hayforks and shovels!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' ''They ain't proper soldiers, either. Farmers and tradesmen. The last showed up with hayforks and shovels!''
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*'''Ubba:''' ''Hiding like field mice. It is not our way.''
*'''Ubba:''' ''Hiding like field mice. It is not our way.''
*'''Eivor:''' ''We are not hiding like field mice. We are stalking like [[Eurasian lynx|lynxes]].''
*'''Eivor:''' ''We are not hiding like field mice. We are stalking like [[Eurasian lynx|lynxes]].''
|-|Eivor and Ubba attacked upfront=
|-|If Eivor and Ubba attacked upfront=
The soldiers and the villagers noticed the Vikings' attack.
The soldiers and the villagers noticed the Vikings' attack.
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Danes! The Danes have come! Call the thegn!''
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Danes! The Danes have come! Call the thegn!''
Ubba:For a town of farmers and shepherds, this place bristles with swords. One of them is a thegn by his dress. Serious men with him too. Went into the longhouse.
Eivor:If we take care, we might avoid drawing the thegn's attention while we burn the grain silos.
Ubba:Ah! Was that a jest? Bring them on! Been too long since I met a Saxon worth half a shit.
Eivor and Ubba began to burn down the silos.
Ubba:All this sneaking about is giving me a cramp in my arse.
Eivor:It is hard to be quiet with you complaining.
As they burned the silos, Eivor and Ubba overheard a conversation from within the longhouse.
Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1:Danes are crawling all over Suthsexe! We must bolster the fyrds. Recruit more soldiers!
Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2:The king's already pulled every able man into his service. Scanty pickings out there.
Anglo-Saxon Man 1:They ain't proper soldiers, either. Farmers and tradesmen. The last showed up with hayforks and shovels!
Anglo-Saxon Soldier 1:I don't want excuses. I need more men!
Eivor:Little do they dream how close we have come already.
Ubba:Farmers and tradesmen! This land is ours for the taking.
Eivor and Ubba continued to destroy the silos.
Ubba:Hiding like field mice. It is not our way.
Eivor:We are not hiding like field mice. We are stalking like lynxes.
The soldiers and the villagers noticed the Vikings' attack.
Anglo-Saxon Man 2:Danes! The Danes have come! Call the thegn!
Eivor:They spotted us!
Ubba:Thank Odin for that! I am sick of skulking around. Now where's the big man?
Soldiers began attacking Eivor and Ubba.
Anglo-Saxon Soldier 3:Rats in the wheat fields? Not on my watch.
Eivor and Ubba destroyed all the silos.
Ubba:Is it over? I was just working up a sweat.
Eivor:There will be Saxons enough to test you in Portcestre.
Ubba:I will hold you to that. See you at the camp.
Outcome
Ubba and Eivor burned all grain stores in the city, killing any guards who stood in their way.
Gallery
Eivor meeting Ubba outside a monastery in Guildford
