Chapter 2
A/N: another chapter to the story. Work load still sizeable at school but I'm making it work.
LOUD ROAR'S P.O.V.
I was a very, very happy girl. I had just picked up the weapons from Gobber. Can't say he did a bad job for someone outside the family. It had taken him a while though. Understandable though the thing was hard to replicate from a picture.
I returned to Astrid's house and grabbed a large sheet of leather and wrapped it around my family's iconic weapon. I secured the leather with string before working some on that the house needed done.
I spent my day cleaning, cooking and repairing the house. (Apparently Astrid never learned to use tools or cook. Who knew?) I had just put dinner on the table when Astrid stumbled through the door and plopped down in her seat at the table and smiled as she started eating.
Half way through dinner I spoke. "I went to see Gobber today." I said looking rather pleased with myself. "Yeah did he have what you asked him to do done?" She asked looking up from her stew.
"Yes and he did a great job I must say. Only one outside the family to make the weapon successfully even with the drawings. Which he did have." I said smiling telling her some about what I had Gobber make. "Interesting I didn't know your family designed weapons." Astrid said. What I had told her some things about my family.
"We do as a hobby as well as make weapons so we know if our designs work." I told her. "I had him make something for you as well." I said pulling the wrapped weapon out of its hiding spot. "Why is it wrapped up in leather?" She asked confused.
"It's a tradition in my family giving a weapon to a family member you wrap it in leather. Over the last two months I've stayed with you. You have become an honorary member of the family. So your weapon was wrapped. Initially it was a thank you for letting me stay here but I have come to see you as a member of the family." I said. Astrid smiled at me before untying the string and unwrapping the leather.
The shaft connected two blades was made a dark oak, the curved blade that formed what looked like a 'C' on one end made of cold hard steal. The inside of the 'C' was razor sharp. The other end held a blade curved in to a point and edges also razor sharp. The blade was a foot long and down the middle was the words 'Genus simul suus et numquam solus' inscribed and around the outer flat edge 'C' read 'ad amorem cordis mei'. Before I had left Gobber's I had inscribed that myself. The inner diameter of the 'C' was also a foot. The flat edge of the C two inches wide.
Astrid stared at the weapon in shock. "That is the first weapon my family ever come up with. We call it 'the cane'." I said as Astrid ran her hand from the 'C' shaped blade along the four foot shaft to the other blade. Her name carved into the middle of the shaft. "What does it say on the blades?" She asked me. "The straight blade's inscription reads my family's motto. 'Family together and never alone.' The 'C' shaped blade in a rather unimportant inscription we put on it. I forget what it means." I actually didn't but I just was ready for her to know yet.
"It's written in Latin. Not Norse sorry that's what my family has used to inscribe metal with. But tomorrow I'll teach you how to use the cane if you can get tomorrow off." I said looking at Astrid who nodded with a huge grin on her face at the thought of having a weapon only two people can use and she was one of those two or at least would be soon.
"Come on Astrid hook the 'C' blade around the neck!" I yelled from where I was standing at a safe distance. Astrid was only using the straight blade.
"This is hard you know!" Astrid yelled back trying to chop the head with the straight blade still. "YEAH AND LITTLE KIDS IN MY FAMILY ARE TRAINED WITH THIS WEAPON!" I yelled at her. "IF YOU THINK THIS IS SO EASY THEN SHOW ME!" Astrid Screamed at me. "Fine!" I yelled taking the cane from her. "I sliced the arms at were the elbows would be then the knees then wrapped the 'C' blade around the neck and slice the head off from the back. I handed the weapon back to Astrid saying 'That's how it's done." I stormed back to the house and began work on thinking up a new weapon.
A/N: Another chapter done. Sorry it's so short. I wanted to say to all my French readers that my heart goes out to you for what happened. The city of lights and your country will be in my thoughts in this dark hour. Mine and my families. Stay strong.
Peace will be here one day ya'll.