Kasper-Denmark
Mikkel-Norway
Ragnar-Sweden
Joel-Finland
Petur "Baldur"-Iceland
Sorry, I felt the need to give them new names, BUT I will put them at the start of every chapter for reference if you get confused.
Kasper had always romanticized the thought of fairytales and myths. One myth that he had been obsessed with since he had been a young child was that of "Skæbnens hjorte" or Destiny's deer.
The myth told of an elegant white deer, with antlers that stretched out like graceful tree limbs. If you followed the deer, it would lead you to your destiny.
Kasper's far had told stories of 'almost' finding his destiny to Kasper and his older bror, Ragnar. He said 'almost' because almost directly after that encounter, far had met their mor and taken her as his bride. Of course, she had died when Kasper and Ragnor were much too young to remember her due to illness, but their far was convinced he had found he destiny.
Now that Kasper was older, 19 in fact, a few months behind Ragnor, he certainly had more responsibilities. Considering he and Ragnor were alone in the world now, due to the premature passing of their far, he had to go out and hunt. Luckily, most of the responsibilities had been taken by Ragnor, citing age.
It was one of these hunting trips that Kasper had spotted what he swore was the deer described in the myth. That had ending that trip, and instead he began stalking the deer through deep December snow.
Kasper was currently hidden behind a tree in knee deep snow, his knifr at the ready. If it wasn't the deer he had been searching for all his life, it would certainly provide dinner for a few days, and allow his wet furs to dry a bit better. He noted that the snow was much thinner in the clearing where the deer currently stood, thinking it must be due to animals trampling freely through the snow with the trees to block their path.
He grumbled as the deer began grazing, shaking his head. This was not the Skæbnens hjorte. As he went to move towards the deer for a kill, a noise on the opposite side of the clearing scared it off. Kasper looked in the direction of that noise and for a split second, he swore he saw a little boy, but he was gone as quickly as he had appeared.
And…That's the end of chapter 1. I know it short but it was simply an introduction to the characters…of sorts. I promise a huge length increase for future chapters, as we get into the adventure, the action, the romance, and the adorableness. Until then, thoughts? Opinions? Correcting my google translated Danish?