▁har p ▁himself ▁and ▁s ings ▁his ▁own ▁Catholic ▁view ▁of ▁life . ▁Alfred ▁leaves ▁the ▁camp ▁amid ▁the ▁laugh ter ▁of ▁the ▁Dan es . ▁ ▁Book ▁IV ▁: ▁The ▁Woman ▁in ▁the ▁Forest ▁ ▁Alfred ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁river - h ut ▁and ▁finds ▁that ▁the ▁ch ie ft ains ▁have ▁not ▁yet ▁arrived . ▁While ▁waiting , ▁an ▁old ▁woman ▁offers ▁to ▁give ▁Alfred ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁c akes ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁cook ing ▁if ▁he ▁will ▁watch ▁the ▁fire ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁While ▁doing ▁so , ▁he ▁p ities ▁the ▁old ▁woman ▁and ▁adm ires ▁her ▁for ▁her ▁pers istence ▁in ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁hard ship . ▁Alfred ▁is ▁j ol ted ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁day d ream ing ▁when ▁the ▁c akes ▁fall ▁and ▁burn . ▁The ▁woman ▁returns ▁and ▁strik es ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁che ek ▁with ▁a ▁burn ed ▁c ake , ▁leaving ▁a ▁scar . ▁A ston ished ▁at ▁first , ▁Alfred ▁laugh s ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁fool ish ness ▁and ▁gives ▁a ▁speech ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁pride ▁to ▁his ▁now - g ather ed ▁army . ▁The ▁army ▁then ▁begins ▁march ing ▁toward ▁the ▁split ▁road ▁where ▁the ▁battle ▁will ▁be ▁fought . ▁ ▁Book ▁V ▁: ▁Eth and une ▁ ▁: ▁The ▁First ▁St roke ▁ ▁The ▁Sax on ▁army ▁causes ▁many ▁wood land ▁animals ▁to ▁fle e ▁in ▁pan ic , ▁alert ing ▁Gut hr um ▁to ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Sax on ▁troops . ▁Alfred ▁and ▁his