𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒 - 𝐕𝐈𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

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- Dispossessed

It's been a couple of days since Ragnar and his family had taken Athelstan and Elizabeth as slaves, while everyone saw the two as slaves they weren't treated as such especially the blonde girl as they all treated her like she was apart of their family apart from Bjorn as the two of them were always bickering but apart from that she was learning to adapt her new home unlike Athelstan who spent his time praying to God hoping that it will help him.

It was morning and Elizabeth was outside with Gyda and Bjorn playing as the two girls have become inseparable these past couple of days since the blonde girl and the priest have started to live with them. The two girls were laughing and chatting aimlessly when Lagertha called out there names that it was time for breakfast causing them to follow after her when they suddenly stopped at the sight of Athelstan who was shaving his head with a knife only he had cut his head causing blood to drop down his forehead.

Bjorn started laughing as he looked at the priest causing Athelstan to immediately turn around to see Lagertha, Gyda, Elizabeth and Bjorn all standing there watching him as Elizabeth send him an concerned look while Lagertha and Gyda were unamused with Bjorn who continued laughing at the priest with an amused look on his face. Lagertha placed her hands on Gyda and Elizabeth's shoulders nudging the two girls forward, " time for breakfast" she firmly spoke causing the three children to giggle but follow after the older woman as Athelstan sighed heavily closing his eyes and running his hands though his hair at the sound of the children's laughter and Lagertha quietly telling them off.

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Later that night, Ragnar was sat with Athelstan attempting to get him drunk so he could get more information out of him about England and about Elizabeth as it was clear she was different seeing as she spoke both Saxon and Pagan and believed in their gods when she was brought up in England, " No, no more" Athelstan drunkenly burped shaking his head frantically. Ragnar placed down the ale on the table shooting the priest a look and sternly spoke, " we don't like those in our house to go hungry or thirty"

Ragnar clinks his cup with Athelstan's before he curiously questioned, " I am very curious about England. Does it have one King who rules over the whole country?" Athelstan laughed drunkingly shaking his head in amusement, "There are four Kingdoms with four Kings. you landed in the Kingdom of Northumbria. The King of Northumbria is called Aelle. He is a great king. A powerful King"

Ragnar frowned with a confused look on his face as he looked at Athelstan and asked, "If he is such a powerful King then why did his men not protect your temple?" Athelstan shook his head in response narrowing his eyes at Ragnar and resorted, " before you came, we had no need to protect our monastery. We lived in peace. Everyone respected it as a place of God"