Flaming Hearts

Chapter 25

~Come back Home~

Thora takes in the fresh air and sun. It's been few months since she has been taken away, and she is furious. Her son, what happened to little Asger? Was he okay? Colby didn't wanted to mention him. At the thought of that arka man. She remembers the day they found him. She remembers his words. She remembers how he served her and her son. But she didn't see this. 

He was kind of right. All this war and the paths that followed and which they went, her family wasn't on the same side and togheter all of the time. She needs to get them back all togheter. And she will. She looks up at the crow which landed on branch near to wait for her. It starts to fly away and she follows it further.

She was in the woods still. She didn't really know this part of it. Thora licks her lips feeling thisrt washing over her. Her tired eyes scan the woods and she looks for the raven. Sweat was dripping down her forehead as she tried to push herself to walk more. She closes her eyes for a second.

"May the Gods of Asgerd guide your steps towards their gates,
In your journey, May it be sade and filled with light, May you find strength
From Thor in your darkest hours, May you find wishdom from Odin in times 
Of confusion, May you find beauty and lasting bonds from Freya and Frey,
May your web be spun tightly with that
Which makes you stronger, happy, and wise,
And may the Gods always look upon you with good grace."

All she could do is whisper those words. That pray. To keep her strong and steady for this time she has to walk to her home. Crow stops and she stops with it. She looks in confusion at it. Crow turns it's head towards somewhere and kawks. Thora looks towards the playe it was gazing to and sees little river floating. She smiles and rushes to it cupping her hands togheter and taking some of it as she fell on her knees. 

She brings her hands to her dry lips and drinks enjoying how cold liquid felt on her lips. She cups even more water and washes her face, looking at all dirt and blood how it washed down. She was dirty. Colby didn't want to give her proper wash and she needed it, but the river was to small for it. She closes her eyes enjoying just a little bit of it. Just a little bit of washing.

Thora looks up to the sky. "Thank you Odin." She looks at the crow which starts to fly again and she follows. The branches scratched her legs leaving them bruised a little. She gritts her teeth continuing on walking.

Thunder was heared in the distance. Crow stops suddenly stops and looks in the distance. She also looks over and sees a silhouettes in distance. Thora hides behind a tree and waits. There was two men and they stop. She loooks behind the tree trying to see them closer. 

"King Bjorn said that we should try to look in this parts of woods. You go right, and I will go left." Thora flinches. King Bjorn? What happened while she was away. "We have to find her." The other one said. She walks out from her place and looks at them confused, but still wary. "Did you just said King Bjorn?" She whispers and two men look over her. Their eyes shot up.

"Goddess!" One of them says in surprise and relief. The other one takes off his furs and puts them arround Thora. She flinches a little, but accepts it. "We have been looking for you for months. We are glad that you are okay. We will guide you to Kattegat." He says and Thora slowly nods.

The first one looks at her. "Can you walk?" She frowns. "I still have my legs, don't I?" She gives him a little smirk and he smiles back nodding. They start to walk back and Thora looks between them.

"What happened?" She asks and one on her left, answers. "King Bjorn, Ubbe, Lagertha and Hvitserk united togheter and freed Kattegat from Ivar The Boneless. King Bjorn gave us command to find you, my goddess. We've been looking for you and scouting the whole forest. we didn't know that svikari would bring you in this parts of the woods." Thora nods her head when they came by little camp. There are horses and one man and two woman. They look up and gasp.

"Goddess, they found you!" One woman says walking closer. Thora nods. Man on the left of Thora looks at the woman. "You take horse and take her back to  Kattegat. We will gather up others and come back." Woman nods and Thora looks at the two man. "What are your names?"

The left one answers. "I am Esmond, this is my brother Ettore, my wife Brunhild, and this are Alf and Alvis." Thora looks at all of them nodding her head. "Thank you." She says and they nod. Brunhild leads her to horses and gets the two of them. 

Thora gets up on the white one as Brunhild sits on the grey one. Brunhild leads the way and Thora follows her. After half of day on horse, she finally sees it.

Kattegat.

A/N

Three chapters in three days in a row..

I've deacided it's time to come back to this story and to write about it since I have more time now.

I hope that all of you are safe!

Meanings in the story:

Arka- Viking insult meaning cowardly, sensitive
Thora was praying again
Fun Fact: Vikings were very clean actually. They were clean freaks. They also made soap and bather regularly.
Crows were their signature of Odin because when they were on the sea, they would free the crow to see if it would fly away or back. If it fly further that means the land is near, if it fly back, it's not.
Svikari- Viking insult meaning traitor.

Any other questions, feel free to ask.

all the love,

Axx