Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Forgotten Love

13 [Unknown Enemy]

I awoke from the dream with a gasp trying to fill my lungs with air, the dream hit me like a rockslide; I could still feel the emotions from Hel in my body and mind, but my mind couldn't understand why that dream felt like an old life I lived.

Feeling a hand on my shoulder made me jump when I turned to look who was next to me, letting out a sigh of relief seeing it was Eivor.

"Are you alright?" he asked me helping me stand on my feet again.

"I think so just....I honestly don't know" I said with a uneased voice as I glanced down at the ground.

"Did this dream clear a few answers, Arnora?" Valka asked me as she stood to my right.

"A few like why I wasn't afraid of the wolf but, I still have many more questions" I explained for the small parts but still it left more questions than answers.

"I understand, once you are ready you can come back here if you wish to learn more" Valka explained which felt good to know that I could go back there and learn more.

I said my thanks and goodbyes as me and Eivor walked out of Valka's hut seeing the moon was high in the sky made me wonder how long I was out.

"Is Sigurd alright?" I asked wanting to know.

"He is, after the battle was won he set off to another place; asked me to come here to check on you and to give you this" Eivor explained as we walked to the longhouse.

Until he reached into his pocket to bring something out, holding it out for me to see it myself. Which made my eyes widen in surprise as I held it up to the moonlight seeing it shining in the light; my heart danced in my chest seeing the small ring that was made out of silver.

"He wanted to give it to you himself, but he needed to do extra duties before returning" Eivor said once more with a small smile.

"Its perfect, I can't wait to see him again" I said with a smile on my face as I place the ring on my finger not my ringer finger the one next to it for a promise.

Eivor could maybe tell how having this made me happy since he smiled again when he was looking at me.

"Let's go eat I'm sure your starving" Eivor said when it was close to dinner.

I nodded my head in agreement having us walk to the longhouse and entering it seeing the big welcome for us both it was nice to know that there was a home here to return to once we left.

The night was filled with good food and mead, friends everywhere to talk with and tell stories with; I made small talk here and there but kept my distant from Randvi not that I didn't like her she was very nice but I thought I would be too much of an open book if I talked about Sigurd. So I just stayed with different people making small talk and telling stories.

Eivor gave off a small speech to everyone who listened it was nice hearing about our growing clan and knowing we had friends to help us when we needed it the most. But for some reason Dag wasn't acting like himself and was making some assumptions about why Eivor held himself as equals to Sigurd, Eivor spoke about how he is not a equal to Sigurd hoping that would end this but that wasn't all either.

"If that is true, then why did Sigurd ask her to travel with him? And not any other warrior? Does young Arnora plan on bedding our jarl to climb the ranks and replace Randvi?" Dag shouted out once he pointed to me.

Letting all eyes land on me once those words were being said made me uneased and scared seeing everyone's eyes on me seeing a look I knew all too well. Judgement was the look in their eyes like a flicker of hope that they could trust me was vanishing.

"I hold no such ideas!!! I am a good warrior just like my brother Eivor that is the only reason why I left with Sigurd nothing more than that!" I shouted back trying to stand strong.

"If that is true, but he seems to favor you a lot more" Dag argued back which again let that look of people harden more.

Eivor was letting me handle this myself since if he would have said something than no thoughts about what is inside everyone's head be at rest it would only cause more problems. I placed down my mug of mead and stood up holding my head up high as I looked at everyone still seeing that look that I hated the most in life.

"If you wish to think such lowly things, than go ahead I don't give a fuck what anyone thinks. I came here to escape like you all did! And Eivor said that you would all give me a home to love and to protect, but if I'm going to be called a whore and to be judged of something that I have NOT done!! Than I don't need any of you.....I hope Hel curses you all" I spoke to everyone who was looking at me holding my head high showing them that I didn't care what people said or thought about me I was used to it anyways being an outsider.

I made sure my words were clear and held anger and disbelief behind them letting them think about how they made me feel, but I wasn't going to stay because I turned around and walked away once my words were said.

"Arnora!" Eivor called out to me but I did not stop in my walk.

I didn't need them, all I needed was myself, Sigurd and my brother beside me nothing more and nothing less. Screw the whole clan thing I'll gladly wait alone somewhere by myself away from these people I thought I could trust; but once again I was wrong everyone lies and judges you behind your back when you're not looking and I was done with that.

"Arnora wait!" Eivor called out to me which made me turn to look at him with a face that held hurt and anger.

"Don't listen to Dag he is only jealous that you and I are both favored by Sigurd" Eivor said to me once he stood in front of me.

"Funny, how his jealously triggered everyone to look at me like a traitor in a blink of an eye; you can keep your little clan of yours Eivor, but I will not be a part of a clan who looks at me like some creature from Helheim" I said back to him a bitterness in my voice before I turned away from him walking back to the place I camped at.

"I will only help you and Sigurd, if the clan needs my help they can kiss my ass" I said once more when I walked away from him not giving him a chance to speak back to me.

He knew I was hurting and he didn't see how everyone looked at me from day one, I always got these weird looks from everyone because of where I came from and what I looked like. It didn't matter if I was Eivor's sister or not they didn't trust me and they never wished to try either which angered me even more.

I sat in front of the fire I made to keep myself warm for the night, letting my eyes stare into the burning embers of the flames letting all sounds around me fade as I just listened to the crackling and popping of the fire. I clenched my fists tightly together still holding my anger inside, unknown to me was a piece of flowers next to me suddenly withered away as a dark aura surrounded them as their bright colors turned black and dull.