Laufey the first daughter of the boat builder Floki met Björn at a young age, Their friendship grew at a fast rate. Her world was turn upside down when Björn's mother left his father, Laufey thought it was the last time she would ever see him again...
I remember the day i met Björn Ironside but at that time we were merely children, He was 12 and had just returned from getting his arm ring with his father Ragnar, i was just 10 years old at the time i didn't know my whole world was about to change all because of that one boy.
That day I was playing around in the woods while my father hunted for the right trees for the boat he was building for Ragnar who wanted to go raiding west to find new lands to explore and conquer, i was picking flowers for my mother when i heard someone coming down the path to our home i quickly but quietly ran back to my father grabbing the bottom of his shirt
"Laufey what is bothering you my child?"He asked kneeling down in front of me, he could tell something had startled me by the way i clinged to him we didn't get many visitors the only time i was really around people was if someone needed a boat made or for my mother to heal them.
I was unknown to most of the villagers because i was a bastard child born out of wedlock, my family was looked down upon for my birth but my mother and father did not mind what people thought of them, the only friends i had was ones i made up in my head until i met Björn and Gyda and it took me awhile to warm up to him and sister but they eventually they became my friends.
"There is people coming"I told him, he knew my fear of them
"Stay here ill go see, stay still"He told him moving off into the woods holding his hatchet in his hand ready to attack anyone who might have ill intentions but my curiosity was getting to me the more time he stayed gone so i slowly made my way up the path as i got closer i could hear him talking to someone i looked out from behind the tree seeing Ragnar and a boy around my age who my father was talking to, i made a wrong step and cracked a twig under my foot making them turn to me i froze until my father held his hand out to me
"It is okay my child"I had met Ragnar a few time but never really spoke with him but i didn't know this boy with him
"Hello dear"Ragnar said to me as i slowly made my way over to them
"Björn this is my daughter Laufey"My father told the young boy in front of me, he was taller then me and i could tell he was a couple years older then me
"Say hello Björn don't be shy"Ragnar told him
"Hello"He barely got out making Ragnar shake his head at him
"Well lets go see our boat"Ragnar said making my father smiled at him taking my small hand in his as he lead us down to the water, as my father and Ragnar talked about their boat i watched Björn looking around at everything curiously as i studied him i noticed that he was shy but asked a lot of questions he was very interested in what our fathers talked about, i continued watching him as my mother came out asking me for help in the kitchen.
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It wasn't long that my father was to sail off with Ragnar on his new boat, It was not the first time he has went on a voyage but i still didn't like seeing him go and not knowing if he would come back or not but he always promised he would return home to us.
