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- All Change

It had been a couple of weeks since everyone returned from uppsala, in those couple of weeks Elizabeth stayed mostly to herself training with Bjorn as Ragnar had made an alliance with King Horik to explore more lands far more valuable than England...

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It had been a couple of weeks since everyone returned from uppsala, in those couple of weeks Elizabeth stayed mostly to herself training with Bjorn as Ragnar had made an alliance with King Horik to explore more lands far more valuable than England which is why Ragnar decided to take Elizabeth and Bjorn with him to travel to Sweden where Jarl Borg, an enemy of King Horik was currently at.

They had sailed by ship part of the way and then had to travel with horses in the freezing cold rain which is why they was currently stood together shivering from the cold while Jarl Borg was speaking with his men not even bothered by the presence of Ragnar and his men, " why don't they let us dry ourselves and get warm?" Floki questioned his teeth chattering as his body shook from the freezing cold narrowing his eyes hatefully at Jarl Borg, "If I stay like this, I will rust."

"What kind of fellow is this Jarl Borg?" Rollo curiously asked looking across the room at the man with a harsh glare on his face at the Jarl who was sitting by the head of the table, "This is no way to treat guests, whoever they are." Arne nodded his head in agreement and added in, "especially if they've been traveling for days on end" Elizabeth nodded her head in agreement from where she was stood with Ragnar and Bjorn.

Jarl Borg turned his head to look at Ragnar and his men as well as Bjorn and Elizabeth before gesturing with two fingers for them to walk forward causing everyone to all circle around the fire to get warm, " are you the emissaries from King Horik?" Jarl Borg inquired only to nod his head slightly when everyone remained silent, "Well, I can tell you at once you're wasting your time. It's my land and I want it returned to me. That's all I have to say."

"He wants to make peace with you and come to some king of agreement" Ragnar informed after a moment rubbing his hands together in front of the fire as Jarl Borg scoffed in disbelief and hissed, " then tell him if he leaves my land, we can have peace but not before" Ragnar smiled lowering his head trying to hide his amusement before he looked up making eye contact with the Jarl as he began to laugh and resorted, "How can you make peace, Jarl Borg, if you insist on humiliating him?"

Jarl Borg had a nonchalantly expression on his face as he continued locking eyes with Ragnar and replied, " if i invade and defeat him, will he not be even more humiliated?" Elizabeth looked between the two men who was going back and forth as the men started to laugh loudly when Ragnar smiled with a teasingly look in his eyes and suddenly commented, "Not if he fights well. In any case, I am sure that he would relish a fight"

Jarl Borg started tapping his cup of ale on the table narrowing his eyes suspiciously at Ragnar before he stood up walking over to him who immediately stood up as well so they were face to face as he curiously asked, "What's your name?" Ragnar stayed silent for a couple of moments before he introduced himself, " Ragnar Lothbrok" Jarl Borg eyes widened in shock and surprise as he had heard stories of the man who was standing in front of him, " you are Ragnar Lothbrok, the one who sailed west"

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