Slave to a Cripple

Past

Past

I was only 7 when they came into our little kingdom my father, mother, brother and sister were in the castle I was getting some nice things for my mother as well as medicine for her because she was sick and it was getting worse by every second I was taking, I was just walking back to the castle when I heard a women scream I didn't want to turn around but as always my curiosity got the best of me and I turned around and I seen a woman holding her dying husband as a pagan stood over them laughing like a maniac I turned back around and started running I couldn't get killed, I couldn't get taken, I couldn't leave my family behind not with my mother sick, not when she could die I heard my name getting called out it was my father I seen his horse and then I heard loud footsteps coming towards me "Ahhh you'll be a great slave when you are old enough which will be in a few years and soon enough you'll be a slave to anything I command" he whispered in my ear i shivered i didn't want to go "No please don't take my daughter" my father begged he didn't look like himself he looked like a farmer "Not when I just lost my wife" he cried I gasped we lost her shes gone and I didn't even get to say goodbye "Like I care if you lost your wife now she comes with me or you'll both die" I was thinking and so was my father "I'll go with you" I whispered "No" my father gasped "if it means I can save you father than I'll go" I cried and then Emil and Emilie came out it was time to say my goodbye and we just lost mother ever since mother got sick I started to take care of them sometimes I felt as though I was their mother even if I was only 7 but it was now time to say goodbye to them, my 4 year old siblings, i didn't know if  I was ever going to see them again I hope I will in the future when I'm older, hopefully not like just before I die. As I said goodbye we started leaving I was being tugged on by a rope like the other slaves but unfortunately one of the slaves noticed me "Your highness is that you?" one of the slaves asked me "Yes it is but you mustn't tell anyone that I'm the princess they'll do many bad things to me so promise me you will not tell anyone"  I whispered to them and they all nodded "We promise not to tell anyone your highness and that is a promise we will keep" one said but she said it maybe a little to loud "OI KEEP IT DOWN SOME OF US ARE TRYING TO GET SOME SLEEP BEFORE WE GET BACK TO KATTEGAT" he yelled and it was really loud more people started yelling more things in Norse of course I understood but I couldn't help but to gasp at the explicit language, soon enough we all fall asleep.

(Time Skip to Morning)

When I wake up I see land but not just any land the land of Kattegat, I wake up the other slaves and the pagans start waking up as well most of the pagans demanded the slaves to get them the food but the man that took me didn't demand anything so I walked up to him "Who are you and what do you want from me?" I asked in Norse he looked at me in shock because I just spoke in his language, "I am Ragnar Lothbrok and when you are old enough I want you to start being a slave to my son Ivar" he said in a proud voice obviously glad to have a slave for his son I nodded and went back to sit down. Just as I sat down I heard horns, yelling and cheering? it was strange I've never heard cheering because the warriors came back when we got back to shore the Pagans were hugging their wives and children kissing them I guess Pagans aren't really that bad but still they did take me and these other woman away from our families that's one thing I do not like about them. Ragnar started to take me to the Great Hall as he called it the town of Kattegat was quite amazing I will admit that as we walked in I seen a Queen "My beautiful wife how are you?" Ragnar said as he walked up and kissed her and she kissed back "Hello my sons" he said and that's when i noticed that there were kids in the Great Hall sitting at the table "Hello Father how was the raiding" one asked "The raiding went well but unfortunately I could only bring Ivar back a gift this time" he said with a smile on his face as he quickly looked over at me and I gave him a small smile, the Queen was already looking at me but soon enough they were all looking at me and that's when I started to get self-conscious but didn't move from my spot and stood tall and proud like the little girl I am.One of the boys smiled I didn't know but I thought that it was Ivar.

(Time skip to the next day)

We hung out the next day he was actually really nice and I knew that I actually wouldn't mind being his slave and I've learnt many different things about Kattegat like how he was the prince and he had 3 full blood brothers and 1 half brother on his fathers side his half brothers name was Bjorn Ironside and his 3 full brother names were in age order Ubbe, Hvitserk and Sigurd and then Ivar was the youngest I've hears about the great Ragnar Lothbrok in stories apparently I was lucky enough to be "chosen" to get taken away from my family I really hope I see them in the future.

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