God of War - Atreus x Reader - A Forgotten Link

Chapter 31

"That was new." (Y/N) scoffed, a confused smile on her face.

"It was definitely something." Angrboda said with a soft giggle as she turned to go into the treehouse.

(Y/N) naturally followed her and watched as Angrboda grabbed a small bowl and a brush. She stood by the easel in the center of the room and continued working on a painting sitting on the easel.

"Paint much?" (Y/N) asked as she watched from behind. The painting was a colorful image of a thick flower with flourishing petals.

"Yeah," Angrboda replied as she dipped her brush into the bowl of paint in her other hand. "I've painted a lot of the ones you can see around here."

(Y/N) looked around the area and saw multiple vibrant paintings. Each one was unique while maintaining similar styles with one another. "They're really good." she complimented.

"Thanks."

(Y/N) paced around the inside of the treehouse, not sure what to do. Angrboda noticed this and set her tools down on a stool next to her easel. 

"Here, follow me." she offered, walking past (Y/N) to lead her. (Y/N) followed her towards an animal pen. There was a small group of deer in the pen. Outside the fence was a small bucket with the same green and purple fruits that Angrboda had with her when (Y/N) first saw her.

Angrboda picked up the bucket and held it between her and (Y/N). "These are Greenbulbs. These deer like to eat them, so I gather them everyday to feed them." she said as she grabbed a Greenbulb and held it out to a nearby deer. 

(Y/N) watched intently as the deer licked the fruit out of Angrboda's hand and began messily chewing it. Angrboda beckoned for (Y/N) to do the same by nudging the bucket towards her. (Y/N) grabbed a Greenbulb and looked into the pen for a deer to give it to.

There was a younger deer trotting over to stand next to the one Angrboda had fed. "This is her son." Angrboda explained. "She was expecting when I found her. Had him just a couple months ago." The fawn was staring at the Greenbulb (Y/N) held as if he was pleading for it. 

(Y/N) lowered her arm over the fence to present the fruit to him. As the deer was still somewhat small, he couldn't take the fruit in its mouth like his mother. His mouth hit the fruit clumsily as he gnawed it with the side of his mouth.

(Y/N) pulled the fruit back to her and used the top of the fence to dent it; making it easier to break in half. She held a half out to the fawn and this time he was able to eat it. After he finished, (Y/N) held the other half towards him, allowing him to eat the whole fruit.

"I should get a knife." (Y/N) joked slightly. Her hands were uncomfortably sticky from the Greenbulb's juice; it was like tree sap. "A knife would've cut that cleaner."

"Don't get too obsessed," Angrboda responded as she fed another deer. "Last time Loki was here, he couldn't help using his knife on any fruit we found."

"I mean, it's a good knife." (Y/N) recalled when she used it to take out Light Rebels.

Angrboda hummed in response as she fed a few more deer. "There's a river to the right, just past Fenrir. You can try to clean your hands as best as you can." she suggested with a nod towards the massive wolf.

"I'll do that." (Y/N) said as she began making her way towards the river. She walked through a small gap Fenrir had luckily left considering he was blocking most of the way. Her hands sunk into the river as she crouched. 

The water's surface was covered with a golden-orange algae-like plant. The water was a bit chilly on top of that.

(Y/N) rubbed her hands together under the water, trying to remove as much of the Greenbulb juice as she could.