Not Too Late

Twisted Messages

Ivar's POV

I walk in and lay behind her. She doesn't turn around but I just lay there staring at the ceiling. "I know what Oleg said, and I'm surprised that you could go through with it" She turns around and faces me. Her eyes are red and her emotion is neutral. She doesn't say anything and just looks at me. "I think it hurt you more than it hurt him" Again she says nothing. I turn on my side and look her dead in the eyes. She looks between them as her eyes start to water. My hand snakes around her waist and pulls her closer towards me. She doesn't fight against me and just lays her head on my chest.

I stroke her hair slowly as she slowly starts to relax within my arms. "He won't forgive me for this" Her voice was muffled against my chest. "You never know what the god have in store for you Yn" She looks up at me and gives me a sad smile. "We still have winter" I sigh slightly as I admire her beautiful features. "We're gonna get through it" She looks me up and down curiously. I knew exactly what she meant. I lift her chin up so her eyes connected with mine. "I don't know if it works, my wife slept with someone else and was with child" She doesn't say anything but just looks at me. She leans up and places a soft kiss on my lips.

She pulls away too early for my liking. "I don't care if it works or not" My admiration for her just became more real. She doesn't care. I give her a look of disbelief but she just cuddles up to me. She really doesn't care. My late wife never said that. I thought she was the one but maybe I was wrong. I look up to the sky and thank the gods for bringing me here. I kiss the top of her forehead and we fall asleep together.

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(After Winter)

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Yn's POV

Winter passed by quickly. Igor ignored me the whole winter whish was to be expected. Igor stayed with Oleg most of the winter while Ivar hung out with me. He kept me company for most of the winter. We have grown closer despite my differences with the vikings. Although I appreciate Ivar keeping me company I just miss Igor. It's the second winter that I have off and he's not here with me. I skated a little bit every day just so I could feel close to him. But never once did I approach him. Because it would only hurt me more than him so I stayed away.

Igor's POV

I watched her. Every day. She skated along the frozen lake. I missed her. But not once did she come up to me. We avoided each other all winter and it hurt. I didn't actually believe anything that others said but what she said hurt and I thought I should hurt her too.

Another day passed and I head to my room. As I get closer to my room I pass yn's room. Any other day I would have just walked right past her room but today I decided to stay outside the door. Making sure Yn doesn't hear me. "Today was fun" I hear Ivar say but he has no reply. "Tell me what happened, baby" Baby? That's new. "I saw him today, I saw him messing around with the chickens" She's talking about me. Why would she be talking about me? "He seems happy Ivar, happier even" "do you want me to tell him?" Tell me what? "No, the damage has been done and you heard what King Oleg said"

"We're going to win this war and we're going to live the life that you deserve" The conversation ended there. I walk back to my room and just lay on my bed. What could have King Oleg said to Yn? I'm determined to find out.

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Igor's POV

I walk into the throne room. "Oleg I need to speak with you" "Come here Igor" I walk up to him and stand in front of him. "what is it Igor?" "What did you say to Yn?" His face changes from kind to more stiff. He definitely said something. He leans back and looks at me. "Why? What makes you think I said something to her to be so rude to you?" "Because you're the prophet and you would have seen my future and wanted to change it, am I right?" He looks me up and down like I could be his next meal. I start to get scared by his silence.

"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't are you gonna believe me or her?" "What did you say to her?" "I simply said that when the war is over she should leave, without you" She didn't mean it. None of it. And I said what I said for nothing. "You can't control what I want to do Oleg, when she leaves I will be leaving with her" I start walking out. "She won't take you, she would never go against me" I spin around and stare at him. "She loves me unlike you do, she'll take me far away from you as possible" I stomp off. The tears start spilling as I avoided her all winter over something she couldn't control. I needed to talk to her. I ran to her room and stood outside her door.

I knock twice and hear shuffling in the room before the doorknob is turned and the door opens. I look up and see Yn standing there. My tears fall from my eyes and before I knew it. I was wrapped up in her arms. She tries to calm me down but my muffled 'i'm sorry's' kept going. She pulls me away from her and wipes my tears. "I'm mad at myself not you, you have nothing to be sorry for" she hugs me once more and I calm down in her embrace.