Then disaster struck.
The Vikings arrived again and as usual as soon as their sails were seen on the horizon the operation of hiding from them was once more put into practice.
The Chieftain himself always supervised the concealment of the treasure from The Castle.
This had grown more valuable year by year as gold had been discovered in one of the burns and amethysts had been found in one of the mountains.
The treasure, which was said to weigh a considerable amount, was hastily taken to a hiding place.
It was one that apparently had never been used before as there was always the fear that a Member of the Clan might be captured and tortured until he revealed the whereabouts of the special crate of treasure.
Perhaps on this occasion the Chieftain and his Elders who dealt with the treasu
