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- A King's Ransom

Elizabeth was sat in the great hall with Bjorn, Gyda and Lagertha, the four of them were chatting aimlessly and laughing with one another when suddenly the door swung open as Athelstan entered the room with Siggy by his side as he stared directly ...

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Elizabeth was sat in the great hall with Bjorn, Gyda and Lagertha, the four of them were chatting aimlessly and laughing with one another when suddenly the door swung open as Athelstan entered the room with Siggy by his side as he stared directly at the blonde women and spoke up, " My lady Lagertha. I hope you can find it in your heart to speak to the wife of the late Earl"

Lizzie furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as she leaned against Gyda shoulder with a curious look on her face as Lagertha smiled warmly at Siggy as she gestured to the seat in front her across the table, " of course. Hello, Siggy. Please sit down and join us" Bjorn scoffed as he narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Siggy as he didn't trust the women near his mother and loudly exclaimed, " Wait!" Everyone turned their attention to the boy as he stared at his mother in worry and concern, " Earl Haraldson tried to kill my father"

Lagertha let out a heavy sigh shooting her son a glare as she softly muttered, " I know. And if he had succeeded, I would be standing where Siggy's standing now. So what would you like me to say to her?" She questioned causing Bjorn to clear his throat awkwardly as he looked between his mother and Siggy and quietly replied, " I would ask her to sit down" Gyda and Elizabeth looked at one another with an amused expression on their faces, " you know this is the first time I've ever seen you be nice to someone for once"

Elizabeth laced her hand on his forehead mockingly checking if he was okay causing Gyda to laugh as she watched the two of them only for him to shove Lizzie away from him lightly and hissed, " Stop it!" Lagertha sighed in frustration sending the two children a scolding look and firmly told them, " Both of you, stop agtagonizing each other" Bjorn gulped avoiding eye contact with his mother as it was the same look he would get when he and Elizabeth bickered with one another and when Lagertha had enough she would leave it for Ragnar to deal with who was always so amused by the two children.

"Sorry, mother" Bjorn muttered under his breathe staring at the ground causing Elizabeth to snort quietly in amusement as Lagertha shook her head at her children's dramatics before turning her attention to Siggy with a warm smile on her face and inquired, " What can I do for you?" Siggy shook her head as she looked over at Lagertha and corrected her, " it is what I can do for you. I want to serve you"

Elizabeth eyes widened in surprise as she shared a look with Bjorn who shrugged his shoulders in response as Lagertha shifted in her seat to get comfortable and assured Siggy, " that is not necessary" Siggy sighed heavily as she looked between the blonde women and Athelstan who looked between the two women before deciding to speak up, " I remember very well how I served the father of my church and it did me no harm. In fact, I found in service a great freedom and honor. When I accepted that I should forget about myself and serve Father Cuthbert. Well... then I became happy"

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