Alfred’s eldest son, Edward, took the throne upon his father’s death in 899.There is some evidence to suggest that Alfred intended Edward’s son,...Athelstan to be his successor. Athelstan eventually became King in 924. Æthelflaed came to real prominence in 911, following her husband’s death and after the events in this story. The wars that eventually led to the re-conquest of Scandinavian England commenced in AD 909. Again, there is evidence to suggest that Æthelred was incapacitated for some. She was hot, flush, sweaty, dirty, starving and thirsty. She hadn’t expected it to take this long to get a ride when she had finally ran away from home.Dave grinned. She was clearly trying to fake a Texas accent but he guessed she was probably from around Georgia. “Well, I don’t know how much bus tickets run nowadays but ya might wanna consider saving that money for a down payment on a car.”The young girl laughed. Relieved he apparently bought her story. “Yeah. No k**din’. I’ve been walking all. The Homecoming game this year is against the Essex Senior High Trojans. I hate The Trojans as a matter of family pride. They're the only team me, my dad, my uncle and my grandfather all lost to at least once. And they're the team that broke my grandfather's knee which kept him from goin' to Vietnam — which I'd be ok about, but he bitches about it every time the subject comes up. So anyway, pay back is a bitch so I always make sure someone playin' for Essex goes home injured when I play 'em.. She grinned at him as he pulled that drippin hose out of her, and asked, “Yew gonna clean thet up since yew don’t like slippery?” He shook his head and wiped them both off with his red bandana. “Ha, ye’re gonna smell like fukkin all day. See yew at the dance but don’t expect no more of this. It’s some other tallywhackers’ turns.” He pulled up his overalls and left without a word.She did Sammy a lot even though he was younger than her sixteen years. He’d been a neighbor ever since he were born.