Not Too Late

City Of Kiev

Yn's POV

I approach the city of Kiev. I start slowing down as I approach the iron gates that are securing Kiev. I show my face to the guards and they nod before opening up the gate. I trot on in with my horse. The gates close behind me and I jump off. I grab my bag and sling it over my shoulder before tying up my horse. I make my way through the crowd of people. I nod my head at all the guards before I finally reach the throne room. There he stands all high and mighty when he barely does anything in his life.

I make my way towards him but he stands. I immediately stop and look at him. "You finally arrived Yn" "yes with a few incidents along the way but I never plant doubt in someone's head that I can't get the job done" He chuckles at my comment. "I have missed you, it's such a shame that I have to share you with Wessex" "Hmm Shame" I smile at him fakely as he scans my body. "What have you been up to?" "Fighting battles as usual, I do not do much else your highness"

He starts walking up to me. He caresses my cheek and I clench my fist. "You still believe in your silly gods?" His thumb roams over my bottom lip and I turn my head to the side trying to break the contact. "Everyone has a different god, those pageons that you call vikings have Odin and Thor, The christians have Jesus Christ" I glare at him. "why is it that I can't have my gods?" He grabs my face so I stare directly at him. "Because you are the only one who believes in your gods" He leans in close to my ear. "No one has heard of your gods"

I pull away from him and step back. "Because someone didn't want them to exist, I have repeated this story to you time and time again why is it do you want to hear it multiple times?" He slaps me across the face and I stand my ground. "Because you are a mystery I can not solve! I don't see your future nor your death, I see nothing involving you" "That isn't my fault, now I'll be excusing myself" I turn my back on him and head out of the throne room.

*

I stare up at the ceiling. My mind wonders over all the memories I've made from bad to worse. I smile at myself before I hear small knocking on the door. I smile and pull myself up in a sitting position. The door opens revealing a small boy. I pat the space beside me and he rushes to my side. "Now shouldn't you be in your chambers Prince Igor?" "I have heard of your arrival and I was anxious to see you" I pull him into a hug and he holds me tight. I groan and he pulls away.

He looks me up and down worriedly. "What is wrong?" "It's nothing you should be concerned about" "you're hurt let me see it" I stop his hands and hold his in mine. "It is nothing I can't handle, you have no need to fear my death" I grab my cup of water off the small table beside my bed and hand it to Igor. "You are away so much Yn, I would not know if you are in trouble until it is too late" "If I were to run into trouble you should not come after me, I have the great Goddess of War on my side" I comb back his messy black hair as he takes a sip of water. "She is always by my side"

"You have a god for everything?" I smile and nod at him. "From the sea to the land, to everything in between" "what god do you like the most?" I chuckle at his question. "I love them all equally, some of them come in handy more then other but it does not mean I love them any differently, my gods are all I have. No one will be able to experience the joy in my gods because they do not believe in my gods" "I do" I look at him and pat my lap. He crawls into my lap and I hold him close.

"When you are in trouble you do not call for Apollo to heal your wounds or for Hera to give me courage to fight off my enemies. You do not call for my gods Igor because you are not willing to give up your god" He fiddles with my fingers in attempt to tell me he's sorry. "If I give up my god I can not be king" I sit him up so now he's looking me in the eyes. "That is why I am not asking you to pretend in my gods because it's okay that you don't" "But I feel bad that you are the only one believing in your gods"

I lean down to his ear and whisper "But I am not alone" "will your gods heal you?" "I will pray to Apollo to heal my wounds but right now you need to go rest" Igor sighs and heads to the door. He turns back and looks at me. "Will I see you tomorrow?" "I'll see if I have time alright?" He nods and heads off. I watch the door close and my smile soon falls. I silently pray to my gods that my rest will be peaceful throughout the night. I lay down and my head's collide with the cushions.