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 Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 6:00 pm
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"Ylva, go fetch the healer," Creid ordered her daughter. "Oh, and take Adhama with you. The exercise will be good for you both."
That had been only about 10 minutes ago, long enough for it to only be Creiddylad in the den. She had been attempting to groom herself without Adhama's assistance, but it wasn't the easiest to reach every part of her without some help. Having the wild dog here to help with things had been an immense change in Creid's life. She had more free time for herself, and focused on her family and their futures more. The den was always cleaner than it had been, and Creid was honestly...better off. It was impossible not to consider how much better they would be with another one or two thralls, but she didn't want to jump too far ahead in the future. One step at a time.
It was then, curling a bit of her forelock with her claw, that she realized her husband was drawing closer to home. How...odd? He normally didn't return to the den at this time of day.
"Snorre," she replied warmly, her eyes offering an edge of concern and warning to counter her soft words. "Is everything all right?" He was looking rather....not like himself, if she was going to be honest. He never had a look like that on his face, even when she would berate him for his lazy and lackadaisical attitude. |
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 6:21 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 7:10 pm
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Creid was watching her husband carefully. She didn't want to jump to conclusions, but part of her worried that something had happened to one of her children. As ambitious as she could be, at the end of the day she wanted them all to be safe and alive, regardless of anything else.
Her ears perked up when he said 'good news', not even given a moment to even ponder what that could mean coming out of Snorre's mouth. Good for him and good for her usually meant completely different things to each of them. She kept her attention on him as he spoke, doing her best to keep as neutral of a face as she could. When she heard him say 'finally found a captain worth following' it genuinely took everything within her to not laugh in his face. She knew that wasn't the real reason, just as he knew when he was saying those words. However, the fact that he seemed to finally have a little iron in his blood to take a risk in life was something she cherished. The last thing she wanted to do was cease the winds in his sails, if he was finally ready to throw himself out into the wilds and actually bring honor to his family with his own paws.
"...really?" she said carefully, a small smirk growing on her face. "I am....rather impressed, Snorre."
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 7:35 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:45 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:23 pm
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Snorre nuzzled her back, appreciating her response to his news immensely. It was a big deal, but it wasn't the kind of big deal that it could have been after the lifetime of stubborn refusal to do anything difficult. If he did this right, their lives would improve. That mattered.
"It's a good day to die, but Death won't take me today," he said, mixing together a few expressions to answer her worry and to avoid explicitly voicing his own concerns about the danger in his future. Confidence was key in the part he was going to play from now on, especially looking at the show put on by some of the louder, more obnoxious Stormborn. Snorre wasn't a born Reaver and he could only hope it wasn't too late for him to be good at it. His voice had neither the confidence of his words nor the doubt in his mind, he sounded like much the same laidback lion he always was.
"Adhama and Ylva will keep you too busy to worry about me," he suggested, smiling. It occurred to him that the overly confident Stormborn would promise there'd be more thralls and children to keep her busy after his return but he wasn't there yet.. and as much as she had wanted this, he didn't know if that kind of bragging was part of it. He had never done much but he also never made promises he couldn't keep. Maybe they'd get there but not yet. Of all lions, Haldor was the one who set the bar high for a first viking. Snorre didn't expect to be so lucky.
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Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2019 4:02 pm
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"You are stronger than Death," Creid agreed. "As many faults as we both share, there is a reason I agreed to be your wife. I won't worry about you much, but I'll be sure to keep you in my heart so that Death would be too fearful to even draw close."
"Adhama is a wonderful gift, and I believe that with some training, Ylva will be finally drawing in the proposals. I'll keep everything as organized as possible, so when you return, the time will be ripe for securing ourselves into a strong force."
Ooooh, everything was working out properly! "And if it does work out, perhaps we could even discuss expanding our own family..." she said with a smirk. Most of their first litter hadn't shown the drive that she had desired, but a second time around would be a different story. She was a more driven mother, understanding the game far greater than she had when she was younger, and they would all succeed.
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Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 11:56 am
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