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'A girl blessed by the God's, now that is something you have to live up to.'

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The clattering of swords echoed through the valley, where the shieldmaiden practiced fighting with her brother Bjorn. Ingrids step nephew Guthrum and her little nephew Erik watched as their Aunt fought with their father Bjorn
Ingrid pointed her sword at her brother, Bjorn smiled happily at his little sister.
The two siblings soon stopped to catch their breath from fighting. Guthrum handed a cup water to Ingrid and Bjorn, which they both gladly excepted.

"I want to sail with you to the Mediterranean sea" she says as she picks up her shield and sword again.

"No Ingrid."

"Why not?" She questioned as she swatted her sword at her brother, only for Bjorn to block it.

"Tis not safe" he says to his younger sister before trying to aim for her with an axe but she soon dodged it.

"Well I'm up for an adventure big brother."

"Still my answer is no, and besides you are not ready" he tells her.

Suddenly Ingrid head butted Bjorn right into the nose with her large wooden shield, that covered her little tiny body.
"I am ready" she huffs out.
Bjorn touched the blood that was dripping from his nose and smirked at Ingrid and soon got a hold of his shield and hit Ingrid with it, knocking her to the ground.
"Your not ready sister!"
Ingrid let out a chuckle and soon Bjorn pulled her up off the ground, he grabs a hold of her shoulder and looks right into her grey eyes.
"But one day you will be" he says before patting her back and walking off to pick up the other weapons.

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Ingrid soon returned back to Floki and Helga's house after walking with her brother Bjorn and her two nephews back to Kattegat.
She gave her little nephew Erik a piggy back ride all the ways back, where he had cheered and laughed as his auntie Ingrid pretended she was a donkey, earning a few stares from some of the people.
Bjorn admired how his sister got a long so well with his sons and how many children in Kattegat adored her.

Torvi greeted Ingrid with a smile as Erik came in laughing away to himself as the woman soon placed him on the chair, and tosseled his hair a bit.
"You have a way with children Ingrid" Torvi commented.
"Why thank you Torvi, but this young man here practically laughs at any animal sound I make" Ingrid says as she patted Eriks head, before making a pig sound, and young Erik started bursting out laughing again. Torvi stared adorably at her son Eriks laughter, mostly he'd just cry all the time, but Ingrid seemed to change the young child's mood ever since she arrived.
"Do you hope to have children some day Ingrid?" Torvi asked curiously.
"Not for a very long time" Bjorn says as he steps into the room. "Your still my baby sister Ingrid, your too young to have children."
Ingrid laughed at her big brother and patted him on the chest before saying.
"Bjorns right, but only for a while, until I find a man who could put up with me" Ingrid states, Torvi lets out a little giggle, while Bjorn glares at his little sister.
"Well I should go, before my brother kills me with his death glare see you tomorrow" she says before laughing at Bjorns trying to put on his big brother look.

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