𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐒 - 𝐕𝐈𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

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- Treachery

Elizabeth glanced around at the group of people as she was stood in the middle on the field with Ragnar, Athelstan, King Horik and the rest of their people as her eyes landed on the village across the field as the place looked empty and was awfully quiet from afar. " what is that place?" Ragnar questioned looking over his shoulder at Athelstan with a curious expression on his face.

"It's a Christian church, a minster"Athelstan informed Ragnar and his men as he looked over at the church with a longingly look on his face, "A large one. It may be Winchester." Elizabeth raised her brows as she moved her gaze towards Athelstan noticing the expression on his face and repeated, "Winchester?" Athelstan nodded his head in confirmation as Ragnar glanced between the two of them and asked, " I assume it is important with the way Lizzie reacted to the place"

" if it is Winchester, Saint Birinus is buried there. It's a place of Great Pilgrimage"Athelstan explained with a shrug his shoulders as King Horik rolled his eyes at the priest as he wasn't that interested in the history of the church, " and Will there be treasure there?"he curiously questioned with a hopeful look on his face causing Elizabeth to scoff in amusement shooting him a knowing look, " if it is Winchester, there will be treasure and lots of it" laughter was heard from the men and women as their eyes lit up in excitement and amazement.

Elizabeth turned her head sharing a look with Ragnar as she gripped her sword in her hand before they all began making their way towards the church only to hear the sounds of the bell ringing in alarm knowing that the Saxons have learned about their arrival and ushered everyone where they assumed they would be safe. The blonde beauty frowned as she looked around the village only for it to empty and practically dead when the sound of screaming was currently heard as a group of Saxons charged their way with their weapons raised in the air.

Lizzie gripped her sword tightly in her hands before slashing the first Saxon across the neck that headed her way when another soldier ran at her raising his sword to attack her only she blocked it with her own sword before grabbing his arm and pushing him towards the wall before he growled under his breathe going to charge at her again only she caught his arm kicking his leg breaking it causing him to yell out in pain as she spun around and stabbed him in the chest before pulling it out.

Freya grabbed the sword from the ground before launching it forward watching as it embedded itself into a soldiers who immediately fell to the ground dead laughing when Ragnar screamed in a Saxons face only for him to turn around and run away while Ragnar chased after him and immediately killed him when the sound of a horse trotting was heard only to see a soldier riding it when Ragnar jumped up slashing his stomach while Torstein draw his bowstring back before releasing it shooting him in the head as he fell off the horse.

The blonde girl frowned once all the Saxons where dead looking forward as her eyes locked onto the church in front of her before sharing a look with Ragnar when two men walked forward to open up the doors but Torstein stopped them as he called out, " could be a trap!" The two men came to a halt as they turned around to look at everyone when King Horik looked around and ordered, " shield wall!"everyone got into their positions while Lizzie and Ragnar remained in place waiting patiently as the doors opened only to frown in confusion when the place looked empty and looked like nobody was in sight.