CHAPTER 20With only four remaining homing pigeons that flew to the riverside fort, Kyla had to be sparing with her messages. However, with Blue and two other loyal men's help and a little of her own and Zelene's skills they managed to break most of the coded messages that came in for Pierre. It was actually quite simple for someone knowing Latin and the Roman number system, something that both Zelene and herself knew. Also the routine messages were not coded and written in the common Britonic language. Apparently there was still fighting to the north against Chepusk Castle where the local duke loyal to Zelene held out against The Silver Buzzard forces. Pierre was organising his forces to attack this castle and, in doing so had moved most of his warbands from the Saxon border. This had bee

