Victory or Valhalla {sihtric kjartansson}

Part 6

Some time passed While battles have been won yet again by Wessex.
Evie and Uhtred train in the training yard while Hild the resilient nun and the newest member of there crew watched them with worry eyes.

"Evie, do be careful your rib is still recovering from battle." Hild said.

"Well if the giant bastard didn't kick me I wouldn't even have to worry about recovery, Though I am fine Hild I barely feel it." Evielin reassures Hild while Uhtred takes the open opportunity to surprise her by smacking her rib lightly with the flat side of his sword.

"Ouch, bastard!!! Playing dirty are we?"

"What can I say you make it easy to tease you Evie." Uhtred said, while laughing. He starts to walk away when Evie ducks low to sweep her leg under his feet causing him to fall.

"who makes it easy?" Evielin said looking down  at him while Uhtreds eyes grow large in shock before he burst out in laughter, Evie gives him a hand to help him up. "Sweet Uhtred, you truly should know better by now."

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Called upon by Alfred much to their displeasure he sends then on an escort mission to retrieve a man named Guthred who was now supposed to be king of Northumbria since his father had been slain by Kjartan the cruel and his men andhas now been taken as a slave.

Making it to their destination.
it is now sunset as they hide behind trees and count men who are stationed out front and up top.
"Your brilliant plan?" Evielin asked Uhtred who walked back and forth thinking of how they could best Sven and his men.

"Beocca your up." Uhtred said smiling slightly to him.

"Me my lord?"

"Don't worry Beocca we've got you." Evie pats his shoulder.
Nodding to them him and hild and a few other men go to make the ransom pay.

The slave trader Gelgill demands they hand the ransom over first, while another man named Fiske goes to inform Sven they are horsemen missing. Sven questions him but Beocca tell him that the men who were with them were not men of this world and if you speak of them it will summon them. Uhtred, Evie and several others wearing black cloaks and skull masks arrive on horseback claiming they were going to take Sven's soul. Sven fearful of this agrees and sends out Guthred leaving with him to take him back to Cumberland , Northumbria.

They arrive only for Uhtred to be mistaken for the new king Guthred.
"I am no king, this is your king." He points to Guthred dismounting his horse. A girl by the name Gisela comes running out embracing him.
The girl and Uhtred make eye contact.

"Mm seems something pretty has caught your eye dear brother." Evielin say to him nodding to the pagan girl. "Pretty indeed." Uhtred whispers softly under his breath not taking his eyes off the pagan girl Gisela.

The next day A slave trader by the name tekil arrives and ask for Uhtred. "we've come to offer our swords, we serve Earl Brynjar."

"These men just expect us to believe their words!" Evie quietly says to Uhtred .

"Why should we accept you?" Evielin's annoyed voice rings out.

"Please, We are worried Kjartan and his men will take our lands and women. We have travelled a good ways and are in need of food and ale."
Evie moves her hand to the hilt of her short sword ready to draw it out if necessary only to feel Uhtred's hand on hers. "We wait , the truth will come if they are lying or not."

"Well I'm not babysitting have Clapa the giant over their watch them. I for one need a drink." Evie shrugs going past Clapa and Uhtred to the ale house.

That evening after leaving the ale house Evielin desired to be left alone for the remainder of the day she decides on going to her beloved horse Magni to brush and braid his hair. Just before reaching the stables her ears hear tasseling and swords clashing. Drawing her short swords as fast as she can she moves past the stable only to see Uhtred battling off against tekil and his 6 men as she moves quickly stabbing a man who was coming behind Uhtred to stab him in the back. She goes to take 3 men off of Uhtred's side as he dealt with Tekil and another.

"Alright ladies come at me." Evielin says while twisting her short swords in her hands.
One man came at her left while another for her right.  Evielin drops low sweeping both men off their feet  as she looked to the other Dane who didn't charge at her, he was younger than the others maybe her age she assumed... he was very attractive making Aenyra's heart pound loudly in her chest as their eyes lock. While she may have seemed distracted looking at the younger Dane-she  very well new the other two were getting off the ground to make their way from her backside only for them to be met with her fast steel as they're swords clank and smash together with loud blows throwing one guy off of her a bit she stabs the other in the throat while the other came charging at her again she heard Uhtred yell at her " keep one of them alive!"

The man charged at her meeting her swords blows "Say less brother." Going to stab the other Dane in the eye killing him instantly.
Turning to the younger days that continued to make her heart pound she watch his hesitated to charge at her, she walked up to him pointing her sword to him. Noticing he was looking at her with dark eyes. All of a sudden Evielin becomes felt self conscious about her looks, she had the men's blood dripping down her cheek and neck.. he yielded only for Uhtred to come from behind her to tie him up.