Thereat I knew who he was, and my heart leapt with joy, for it was good Father Ailwin, our priest, who had gone back to his death as we had thought.
Then I made haste and went to him, dismounting before him.
"Father," I said, "have you forgotten Redwald, your pupil ?" He took my hand in silence, being too much moved to speak, and signed the sign of the cross towards me in token of blessing.

I bowed my head, and rejoiced that he was yet living.
Then Olaf called me, and I said: "When the warriors have dispersed, come to the house on the green that was Gurth's.

The king and I shall be there.

We have much to say to one another, father." So I had to leave him at that time, for now Olaf would take eight score of our men in haste to Sudbury, which is but five miles away, and call on the townsfolk to rise for Ethelred and drive out any Danes who were left there.
We went away quickly, and took all our mounted men, for we could hear of no Danish force afield yet.

It is likely that word of our force had gone from Maldon, losing nothing on the way.
We rode to Sudbury gates and called on the townspeople to open their gates.