floki's lover, the goddess

chapter 4

Faolan’s POV:

We were at my father’s house celebrating the successful raid west, I kept glaring at the priest. Myself and Floki left before dawn, as I had things to discuss with him, when we arrived home I went to prepare for bed Floki following my lead. “Little wolf why do you dislike the priest so much?” “he believes in false Idols, he triggered my god powers, he has angered a goddess and he will die.” he smiled at me “consider it done my love.” I smiled at him, he was willing to kill a man for me if it meant keeping a smile on my face.

(timeskip a couple days later)

Me and Floki where sitting by the fire as our food cooked, wrapped up in a blanket enjoying each others company, when a knock on the door echoed throughout the house. Floki jumped up to go answer it, there on our doorstep stood my mother with our family and my father half dead, and the priest. “Mother what happened?” Floki helped lay my father down to rest. “The earl attacked our farm, slaughtered our livestock, burned our farm.” I covered my mouth in horror at what had happened, I took my mother into my arms and comforted her as she cried, my siblings looking as distraught as our mother. After my mother calmed down Floki and myself got everyone settled, they were to stay here until father was well again. After everyone was settled I served dinner, we were all enjoying food when the priest spoke up. “I’ve been meaning to ask but how old are you Faolan?” Floki growled when he spoke my name. “Why does it matter what age I am?” he began to apologize saying he was sorry he offended me. “I’m not offended, just curious why you want to know my age.” he looked relieved. “Doesn’t mean i’m not offended.” Floki muttered so only I could hear I kissed his cheek before returning me eyes to Athelstan. “Well?” he looked down. “I just thought you were a little young to be married is all.” I raised a brow before turning to Floki, both of us giggled like madmen. “We are not married priest.” Floki spoke after calming himself down. “But surely she is quite a bit younger than you?” I chuckled again “you are worried i’ve been forced into marriage, is that it.” he blushed and looked away nodding. With that my eyes hardened and my smile disappeared “I am 25, and Floki is 37, that is not that big of an age gap, I know of younger girls married to older men, for instance the earl daughter who is around 16 just married a man in his 60’s.” Athelstan looked shocked.

(a few weeks later)

My father was finally well enough to stand, we, well I, had told him of the incident with Athelstan asking about my age, he gave him a lecture on how it was rude to question a happy woman on her choice of lover. My father has challenged the earl to a duel, which he won, Floki and myself where invited to live with them but we chose to stay in the cabin, I didn’t want to be anywhere near Athelstan. Soon after all this my father arranged another quest west, which required my love to build many more boats, which meant we had less time together. My father granted the old earl a grand funeral, for he was a good man, it is now later in the day and we are all sitting around a fire in the great hall telling stories, I was seated in Floki’s lap with a blanket wrapped around us. All was going well until Athelstan asked the one question we had been avoiding telling him. “What is Ragnarok, I have heard people speak of it, but no one will tell me what it is.” the seer had been with us and so I turned to him and spoke. “Perhaps it is time to tell him, seer would you do the honors.” it was more of a statement then a question. “Our course my goddess.” I smirked at Athelstan before getting myself comfy in Floki’s lap to listen to the seer traumatize the christian. Which he did, he looked like he regretted asking the question in the first place. ‘Good’ I thought smirking. I turned my head up to kiss Floki’s chin and he giggled.
“So father when are you returning to England?” his eyes lit up. “Soon as Floki is done with the boats.” “when will you return?” he thought for a moment. “Before the Uppsalla.” I nodded glad me and Floki would be able to be there together, I nodded to my father before returning to whispering dirty things to my love as he giggled. As I was focused on Floki I didn’t see the longing look Athelstan gave me but I would soon learn the priests lust. A week later we left, that’s right I said we, I decided I wanted to go, I wanted to see this new land my father was so fond of, and I did it was nothing impressive, my father after pillaging a small farm village, allowed the local king to pay us to go away. Me and Floki where currently alone at the camp, we were leaving at dawn. “He’s lost his way.” “who little wolf?” “my father, he has become obsessed with the christian, I can’t believe he tried to make me be baptized for them, I can’t believe he let it happen at all, he’s not viking.” that was all I said on the matter, Floki pulled me into him and kissed the back of my shoulder before working his way up me neck. “Floki not here, when we go home.” he nodded understanding. “At least let me make you feel better.” “very well.” I sighed, he smiled and laid me down on the bed before crawling between my legs to pleasure me, that was one of if not the best night of my life. I awoke to Floki laying on my stomach talking to himself. “Good morning my love.” he looked up at me and smiled. “What?” “I was just wondering what you will look like pregnant with my child.” I smiled at him and kissed him. “You can find out when we get home.” his eyes lit up along with his smile as he kissed me moving down to my neck whispering ‘I love you’ between every kiss, it was sweet. Athelstan entered the tent and covered his eyes as he realised I was naked, he turned around and walked out as Floki threw a axe at him which hit the wood where his head had been. After that I got up and got dressed before leaving the tent to meet with my father. There we found Athelstan and my father, my father’s eyes lit up when he saw me. “Are you ready to head home?” “yes father i’m ready to be home.” and we left not long after that, on the ships I avoided Athelstan trying to stay close to Floki who clearly noticed and understood why, he had seen me naked. “Floki, when we go home can it just be me and you until uppsalla, no one else over no going anywhere?” he looked at me. “Of course, after all maybe uppsalla will be the place we conceive our first child.” I giggled before snuggling into him with the blanket I had. Avoiding Athelstan had been harder than I thought as my father kept him close.

(a few days later)

I was alone as Floki was talking with my father, Athelstan approached me sitting beside me he tried to make conversation. “I’m sorry about what happened.” I ignored him pretending he didn’t exist but the next thing I knew he did the unthinkable, he pushed me down and kissed me, pinning me to the deck of the boat. I kicked him where the sun don’t shine and pinned him down my axe to his throat. “Give me one good reason not to kill you and feed you to the serpent.” my father and Floki approached and Floki pulled me off while my father helped Athelstan up. “What happened little wolf?” I growled a growl that didn’t sound human. “He tried to rape me.” “no I didn’t.” “don’t speak lies you damn priest.” everyone was confused as I struggled to get to Athelstan ready to kill the man. “Little wolf what is the whole story.” “I was sitting there staring at the sea when Athelstan sat and tried to talk to me, I ignored him so he pinned me to the deck of the boat and began forcefully kissing me.” Floki growled an inhuman growl like I had earlier and his eyes flashed hate and resentment. “Athelstan is this true?” my father questioned not believing me. “Of course not I was trying to apologize for barging in on her and Floki and she attacked me.” the my father spoke once again. “Are there any witnesses to this.” I few men raised their hands. ‘Perfect there are people to back me up.’ but my thoughts were turned sour. “And who is telling the truth?” “Athelstan.” everyone nodded in agreement. “Faolan I am disappointed in you, I can’t believe you would frame Athelstan. You are no longer my daughter, and you will not join us on another raid.” my eyes welled up with tears ‘my own father doesn’t believe me?’ I saw Athelstan smirking, my eyes turned sharp as I went to lunge at him with my axe, Floki grabbed me again as tears began running down my cheeks, my eyes went from their forest green to fire red. “Mark my words priest, there will come a day when you will betray all who keep you safe and then I will gladly have my revenge. You will die at my hand and you will rot in Hel while fenrir uses you as a chew toy.” after my prophecy my voice returned to normal and I stormed off to the other side of the boat towards my uncle who welcomed me with open arms as I sobbed. “I believe you my little flame, I believe you.” my uncle tried to comfort me.