A/N : This is a short chapter, but I have an Exam to prepare for Monday so I did what I could.

Anyway, hope you like it !

Guest : I'm sorry but I already plotted out this part of the story ... But this is a good idea !

Rochana : Thank you ! Keep reading to find out ;)

Chapter 2 : Attic

Njall's POV :

I went down the stairs carrying the basket carefully. The baby was still sleeping soundly and I have to admit I was astonished he did not wake up when the chief spoke with his usual booming voice.

The village is quiet, it must be very late. I said to myself.

I raised my head and saw that it was a full moon. Maybe it was because of this that I was not tired, even after a long weird day. I walked slowly towards the edge of the forest, where my home was.

The moon lit the wood facade of my house, and the smoke coming from the chimney ascended to the starry night sky. I wiped my muddy boots on the wooden stair and opened the door. I had left the fire burning during the afternoon, with a pot of soup over it.

Home sweet home. I thought, grinning.

I placed my coat on a chair, poured some soup in a bowl and went upstairs. I sat on the bed and set the basket next to me. The soup was a mixture of cod and nettles, a recipe Gothi taught me a while ago. I began to think about what the chief told me : if I had to keep the baby, I had to find a place for him to sleep, it was my responsibility. And I knew exactly where was the perfect place for him : there was a third floor in the house with one large room. I took the baby in my arms and laid it on the bed, on the top floor. I lit a candle on the dresser as nightlight and went back to my room. This room was supposed to be a guest room but I referred to it as an Attic. As I began to relax and draw new models of fishing gear, I heard the sound of a baby crying echoing in the house.

"Great." I said sarcastically.

I put the baby against my shoulder and shushed him, while I patted his back, and it seemed to work.

When he was asleep again, I put him back in his basket and went to the small balcony that Gobber and I had built last year. I sat on a chair and put the baby on my lap facing me. The sight in front of me was breathtaking, the moon reflected on the black waters of the archipelago, it looked like there were two skies and they were divided by the horizon. The soft breeze brushed against my skin and gave me chills. I could hear the trees against the wind, it seemed the forest was alive. I closed my eyes for an entire minute, but it felt like an eternity. When I opened my eyes, the baby was looking at me with big wide blue eyes and smiled. I couldn't help myself to smile back.

Maybe keeping a baby will not be this bad after all.

A/N : The house of Njall is just a little away from the village, but not isolated like the one of Mildew.

I'll update as soon as I can !

Special thanks to : Hibernia12, Ninjago123, Rochana and Guest ! You guys give me so much motivation to continue !

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