The Virtue

Love V/S Fear

Ivar's POV

I look at her as she fakes her enthusiasm about Alfie's butterfly collection while nearly feeling drowsy

"An dis wun I caught en da englis garden!" Alfie says as he points to a yellow, crushed butterfly. Distracting me from looking at her

At-least momentarily

She slips off to a little sleep and I cannot let her sleep

"And dis I caught in da blud wud" Alfie say

"WELL!" I howl

Intentionally jarring Nova off from her sleep as she jumps up a little

"Little pretty butterflies should not venture out in jungles alone" I say to Alfie as I grin at Nova

"Wha dadie?" Alfie asks

"Well they are meant to be pretty and in gardens, in jungles they could get killed" I giggle 

"Well the world belongs to the butterflies. No bug can restrict a butterfly's movement" Nova says to Alfie

"Yes, but the bug can crush the butterfly" I reply

She finally turns her big brown eyes towards me

"Butterflies has wings" Nova says 

"Wings can be chopped off" I reply

"The bug wishes" Nova squeezes her eyeballs at me

"Um I dunt get it?" Alfie scratches his head as he looks at us back and forth

We both immediately stop.

"Well baby it's time for you to go to sleep" Nova says as she kisses Alfie

"Noi, Nowt now!" Alfie says

"I agree" I smile

"I wil get mah monster collection!" Alfie jumps, "Momie, have you eva heard of  monsters?"

Alfie roars

"oh, I have seen them" Nova smirks

"Realy?? Wait" Alfie runs to his room

"Try to be civil?" I look at her as she closes her eyes to sleep

"You are the one who started it with your butterfly nonsense" She says with her eyes closed

She looks like a peaceful sleeping beauty, almost too pure for the world.

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Nova's POV

"Forgiveness is an essential trait of a Queen" He says as his shirtless body moves closer to me

"Then go find that queen, I am not her" I reply

"Good for you, I might start hating you before the war even begins" Ivar falls back on the pillow

"That's my greatest desire" I reply

*Knock on the door*

"HIDE!" I say

"I am not scared of anyone" He scoffs

"Please?" I say and Ivar stands by the door, fitting perfectly between the two pillars by the door

I open the door

"Sweet Jesus!" Alfred says with a flame torch in his hand, "I heard some noise and wanted to check on you" He smiles

"Thank you King Alfred, but I am alright. It must have been Alfie" I lie

"Is Alfie in his room?" Alfred asks as his pretty eyes look around the room

"Yes, why do you ask?" I ask

"Well, I have been thinking about you a-lot Nova" Alfred says and my heart starts racing

I don't know because of Love for Alfred or Fear of Ivar

"Alfred, this is not a good time.." I say as I hesitate

Alfred keeps his long finger on my pink lips and says "Shhhh, hear me out"

I get jittery

"Our early conversation left me with countless thoughts" Alfred says while keeping his finger onto my lips

"And I would love to spend the rest of my life with you" Alfred says 

The blood in my veins thickens as streams of sweat flows down my spine

"I would persuade church to give their consent, I will do anything for you" Alfred says as his eyes lock into mine

He let's go of my lips, and traces my lip with his finger

"Will you let me love you?" Alfred asks

My body feels numb as my pulse starts racing, I try to speak but my lips shiver

"Can we talk this through tomorrow morning, I am just very jaded" I say feeling sad and scared at the same time 

"Anything you want" Alfred says as he kisses my hand and leaves

I turn around and lock the door as my bones shiver

"Ivar?" I say meekly 

But he is not there...

I search the room in desperation but to no avail..

His armour and swords, missing like pieces of puzzle

Just his scent left behind for me to savour

"Ivar?" I mutter as I hurriedly look around

I move around swiftly, searching corner to corner of my humongous chamber

"Momie?" A voice says

Breaking my desperate search

"Wher is dadie?" Alfie asks as he stands by the door

I look at him in utter despair

"Gone" I reply

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