Wolf's Kissed

Part 12.

Fenrir's Pov.

Laying on the grass with Lagertha laying on my chest I feel her fingers move over my abdomen while mine draw random patters on her shoulder. "You bit me." She says as her chin leans on me while her eyes look up  at me. 

"I do not know what you speak off." I say with a grin as I look at her making her roll her eyes before wrapping her arm around me. "You do not? Wish for me to show you the mark?" She says as she moves her hair to the side before showing me her neck where indeed a bite mark is with some blood flowing out it. Sitting up with her I grab her chin before looking closer at the mark and I let a frown grow on my face. "I am sorry." I say and she shakes her head before moving on my lap while her hands snake around my neck. 

"Who said I didn't enjoy it?" 

"Still I did not mean to break skin." I answer before leaning up and pecking her lips before wrapping my arms around her as I pull her naked body closer to mine.  "The sun will come up soon, you should rest." She whispers making me lay back against the grass with her on top of me. 

"Do you think I made a mistake? Challenging him." I say and she lets her fingers move over my jawline. "Do you believe that?" She asks making me shrug. "He fears me, he always has and always will. He has respect for Ragnar but once he sides with him he loses all respect and support he has because they will then choose for him. This I believe is the only option but I am not sure if i should have been the one to chal-" I start before I'm being cut by many loud howls that fill the sky while Lagertha leans up and looks at me with a smile. 

"There is your sign, The god's have favored you for your fight Fenrir, Odin has given you his blessing." She speaks and I give her a nod with a soft smile on my lips. 

"Now come here and sleep, because when we wake up everything will change one way or another." I say and she kisses my lips before laying her head back down on my chest. 

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Walking down towards Kattegat I soon see Ragnar, Floki, Eric and the others walk over to me. "Are you ready brother?" Ragnar asks me and I give him a nod as I move my shoulders and roll my head making a crack leave my neck. 

"Why did you send her to me?" I ask and he wraps his arm around my shoulders. "Did you wish to not lay with a woman before you possibly go to Valhalla?" He asks making me raise my brow. "Who says we laid together?" I state making him now raise his brow with a grin on his face. "The fact that she is stumbling and has a mark in her neck." He says as we walk more and more to the people that have gathered to see the fight. 

"So you send her because you wanted me to lay with her?" 

"She wished to lay with you and I gave her my blessing, something wrong with that? You do not love her and she does not love you right?" He answers making me give him a nod. "Right>"

Stepping into the open square I look at Rollo who has some large fresh cuts on his face making me shake my head with a scoff. Let me guess he tortured Rollo into knowing where I was. I guessed Earl Haraldson would try to take me out before the fight that is why I left when I did. 

Seeing Svein, Earl Haraldson and some of his guards walk over the whole place is just silent while I look at him untill he stands in front of me. 

"This is a personal combat. The combatants can choose any weapon and shield they desire. Each man has two shields. If both are broken, there can be no further replacement." Svein loudly says while I look at the Earl with a wolfish grin while I hold my sword in one hand. 

Seeing Ragnar walk over with a shield he hands it to me before I throw it on the ground while my I  see Earl Haraldson do the same making them give us our second shield.