The Heart Of The Warrior (Rollo Lothbrok x OFC)

Chapter 19

(A/N please forgive me for how long this chapter took, I have been studying at the moment and could not find a spare second. In light of the fact that I am rubbish at keeping an upload schedule, this chapter is far longer than normal. 2550 words. I hope you enjoy them all, I haven't had time to go back over this and edit, so forgive any grammatical or spelling errors, I wanted to get this up as quick as I could. )

With the help of Earl Ingstad secured the killing of Jarl Borg took place that very evening, a Blood Eagle, a torture set aside for only the worst kinds of evil or betrayal.

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Kari woke to the warmth of the summer morning, stretching out her arms she accidentally punched Rollo in the eye as he lay next to her. He groaned and rolled onto his back, slightly annoyed "What was that for?" he moaned groggily "Sorry" Kari mumbled as she rolled to face him, looking at his bare body exposed from beneath the blanket "Sorry..." Rollo mocked as he reached up and rubbed his face tiredly, Kari rolled her eyes and scooted over wrapping her arms around his chest and holding herself close, she placed her head over his heart, listening to the beating sound. Wrapping his arm around her Rollo placed his hand on the bare skin of her thigh, his hand gliding against her smooth skin, up her waist and around to cup her chest. Looking down at Kari he smirked, raising an eyebrow, causing Kari to let out a laugh "No no, not this morning, I have to pack my things" she grinned as she slithered from his arms and out of the bed, he watched her every step as her body seemed to hypnotize him. Siggy had been away for the whole night and Aslaug had gone into labour. Reaching for the closest dress she slipped it over her body and tried to reach to tie the lace at the back. Rollo rose out of the bed and to her side, his hands grabbing the lace and pulling them tight as he tied them. Kari reached up and tied a small braid in the side of her firey hair, taming it for now. Rollo leaned down and placed his lips to the exposed side of her neck, placing soft kisses up to her ear, his arms snaking around her waist and pulling her close. Kari also couldn't stop herself from giving into him, grabbing his hands and freeing herself she placed a soft kiss on his lips and grabbed her bag beginning to put any necessities inside, preparing herself for the raid.

Everyone had gathered at the docks to say goodbye to their loved ones, Kari had packed her things onto the boat, she would be riding with Lagertha, Ragnar, and Floki. Looking back to the dock she watched as Rollo said goodbye to Siggy. The sight made Kari want to be sick and a horrible feeling stirred in her stomach. Looking past them in the corner of her eye she saw King Horik, his eyes looking Kari up and down, the look in his eyes on further made Kari ill, quickly she moved from his sight and went to sit with Floki.

"Doesn't it hurt to see Rollo with Siggy?" Floki mumbled, looking at his friends sad face "No." She boldly lied, looking away "I dont want to talk about it" she mumbled "You deserve better. That is all I will say" Floki's voice was low and serious, which was not normal for him, getting up he left the boat, walking onto the docks he went to board King Horik's ship. Kari looked away and watched the others as they boarded the boats, men saying goodbye to their families, husbands reassuring their wives. It was always hard to say goodbye, knowing that you may never come back, but this didn't even bother Kari, she was okay with the idea of never coming back to this place. She had little to hold onto in life and nothing to hold her in Kattegat.

The boats set sail and many watched from the shore until the boats disappeared into the horizon. Kari watched as the waves tumbled over the seas, her eyes getting lost in their dancing. Her vision blurred and soon everything was black, she could not see clearly, but she felt deep pain and felt as thought she could not escape, her arms felt bound and her body was stiff. The vision faded and her body felt limp as she opened her eyes to see Rollo holding her up, she had almost fallen from the boat and everyone was staring. "Kari, what is it, you almost fell?!" Rollo demanded to know "I just- fell asleep I guess..." she lied, fear clearly in her eyes. Her vision was clear, she was in danger, she would die on this raid. Everyone stopped staring as she sat herself down.