Flaming Hearts

Chapter 18

~Cold and long night~

Night was long and cold. The way to the old cabin was long and children were shaking all the way. They were in Kattegat. Everyone knew that Ivar took over Kattegat already. Lagertha was in corner of the room with her knives. Bjorn was talking to Thora. Torvi was with children. Ubbe was looking at Margrethe. She was in the corner, her hands to her knees as she shaked a little. She was mumbling something to herself.

Bjorn glanced at her. Thora noticed that. "What do you think is wrong with her?" Thora looked over her shoulder and felt sadness inside of her while she looked at the girl. But also, there was fear. "Madness. It took over her heart."

Bjorn clenched his jaw a little. "It looks like it took over a lot of people." Thora looked back at tall man. "Most of mad people were normal at begining. The other people were the ones who made them like this." Ubbe got up from his place and started walking towards doors.

Torvi looked up. "Where are you going?" He stopped for a moment. He turned and walked to her stroking her side of face. "I need to get us some wood for fire. The night is long and cold. We need to warm up the children." She smiled softly at him and nodded. 

Everyone noticed that Margrethe was silent and was looking at Ubbe's hand on Torvi's face. Ubbe walked out of the room. Lagertha stood still on her place. She stopped with everything she was doing. Thora and Bjorn were looking at Margrethe. Torvi glanced at her while holding child in her arms. 

Margrethe was starring at one of the walls. She started talking to herself again. She then looked at Torvi with long known look that everyone in the room knew what it meant. The killer look. She screamed as she charged at Torvi with her nails. Torvi turned her back as she tried to protect children, but before Margrethe could touch her, Thora jumped at her and fell on floor with her. 

Margrethe tried to get up again, but Thora jumped again and pulled her down. She rolled them so she was on top as she started choking Thora. Bjorn took into a run as he pulled her off. Lagertha helped Thora up. Margrethe was out of her mind to the last. Ubbe walked in with wood and when he saw scene he runned to Torvi and looked over Thora who held her throat. Lagertha looked at Margrethe with fear and rage at the same time in her eyes.

"Tie her out with pigs." She said. Bjorn looked at his mother. "She is out of control." She added and he walked out with Ubbe to tie her. Torvi walked to Thora. "Thank you." She whispered. Thora smiled softly.

"Mother!" Asger runned to his mother into her arms. "Are you hurt?" Thora smiled softly. "I will be fine my little prince." He hugged her laying his head on her shoulder . Thora closed her eyes enjoying the feeling.

That was a long night for everyone. Hvitserk walked through the hall looking at his old home. They held so much memories. So much memories of his brothers mother and father and lover. He closed his eyes as he thought of her. He was thinking about her and child every day. He never saw it. It was eating him in and out. He wanted to see the little one, and deep inside he hoped that he will see them here. But he knew in wha Ivar turned. He loved his brother, but he was going out of his mind at some things. He made himself a king around here.

Hvitserk feared. What if he finds them? The last people he loves. Who knows what is Ivar possible of doing to them. He stopped at the shore looking at the distance.

"Wherever you are Thora, I promise to Odin that I will find you. I will find you and our son. And I promise that I will kill every man that stands on my way. Even if that is my brother."

Night is long and full of terrors