It's been two days, since Rollo accepted the marriage proposal. I slam my shield against, Ragner and shove him away. He just didn't think about me.
Rollo doesn't even care about me. After all I this time, I am just a whore to him. I throw my shield on the ground, and sit beside it. "Are you already tired?" I hear Ragner ask me.
But I can't reply, because tears are streaming down my cheeks like the sea. "Ygritte, look I just...Why are you crying?" He says worried.
"Nothing.." I say through tears. He goes down his knees and looks me in the eye. I avoid eye contact, and he says:"Tell me...did something happen?"
"I love a man, with everything in me.
I even asked the gods, to hurt me or kill me in his place.. if one of the two things happened to him." I say while wipping my tears away.
I look at Ragner and say, while tears roll down my cheeks:"But...seems that the man I love, only sees me like a whore. A woman he sleeps with. That is all, I am to him."
Ragner sighs and says:"My brother..."
I nod, and lean my head on my knees. "There he is, our Prince to be!" "TO ROLLO!" "SKØL!" Everyone shouts and hits their axes against, their shields.
I wipe my tears away, and feel Ragner plant a kiss on my head. "He doesn't know that he lost the best woman, in this world." I hear Ragner say.
I keep staring at Rollo, who's laughing with his friends. He notices me, and I avoid eyecontact immediately. "Come with me, quickly." Ragner says, while grabbing my arm.
I get up and follow Ragner. He keeps walking further with me. "Is he still looking at me?" I ask him. "No, he thinks I need to talk to you about something important."
Ragner says while sighing. I nod and wash my face, with the sea water. I take my shoes off, and my leather jacket. Then I run towards the sea, and jump in it.
I start swimming, and then I lay on my back. "I love you." I whisper quietly. "Ygritte! Ygritte!" I hear Ragner shout. Sorry brother, I don't feel like talking to anyone.
I close my eyes and relax. Ignoring everyone, just trying to forget. "YGRITTE! WATCH OUT!" I hear Ragner scream. I open my eyes, and see a gigantic wave right in front of me.
"Thor..." I say right before, the wave hits me. I go under the sea, and swim back up. As I am trying to breath again, another wave hits me. I go back under, and feel like my legs and arms are having a cramp.
No! I don't want to die like this. Not without seeing Rollo once again. Rollo... I think before, darkness surrounds me.
I hear someone say my name, from afar. I try to open my eyes, and cough out water. I blink a few times, and hear the voice of the man I love.
"You're alright." He says. I open my eyes, and see him all wet looking at me. "R..rollo." I say while trying to breath normally. He smiles and strokes my hair.
"Let's get you some other clothes, and some warm food." Rollo says, while I get up and lean against him. Awhile later, I wake up after having changed my clothes.
"Ygritte." Athelstan says worried. "I am alright, my friend don't worry." I say while patting him on his shoulder.
He sighs, and noddes. I look around, and say:"Where is Rollo?"
Athelstan sighs and says:"He's at the King's castle. Discussing about his marriage." I nod and ask:"When is his wedding?" "In two weeks." He answers me.
I get up, and grab my cloack. I put it on, and say:"If anyone needs me, I am praying to the gods." I walk away, and sit near the sea.
"Frey...I geuss this is it. The end of another love of mine. " Tears roll down my cheek, while I wrap my cloak tighter to me.
Awhile later, I'm eating with Ragner and the others. They're all joking around, and laughing. "But who has ever expected Rollo, to become a prince. Let alone, get married to a Christian."
One of the men says. I drink my ale, and just eat further. "But, wasn't he always with the daughter of Earl Thorgard?" "No, she was just someone he used for his own..you know." I hear them say.
It's like I saw red in front of me. I grab my axe and throw it, right beside the last one who spoke. He jumps up scared, and Floki laughs hystericaly.
"I always told you all, to shut up. If you speak about the devil, he shall appear." He say while looking at me. I slam my plate on the table and get up.
"Fucking pigs. I hope Odin, makes sure that no woman will sleep with you guys for awhile." I say and walk towards my horse. "Ygritte. Wait." Ragner says.
"What?!" I say annoyed. "Where are you going?" He asks. "Riding." I say while mounting my Horse. "I am going to King Ecbert, want to come with me?" Ragner says while looking at me.
I nod and he get's on his horse, we ride straight towards the castle. I am quiet the whole time, thinking about Rollo. "You are thinking about him, aren't you?" Ragner says.
I feel like I am about to die. With the pain, I am feeling in my chest. The heart break, that Athelstan told me about. "I just..." I say and break down.
I stop my horse, and start crying. Ragner stops, and get's off of his horse. "Come, let's sit here for a bit." He says to me. I get off my horse, while crying.
My shoulders keep shaking, and tears keep streaming down my cheeks. "I..I love him more than anything. I feel like I will die, from the pain..I'm feeling now." I say with a shaky voice.
Ragner hugs me tight, and says:"I have never met anyone, who loves my brother as you do. You are the only one, I want for him. Make that bastard see what he lost."
I sniff, and Ragner wipes my tears away. "Ok?" He says and smiles. I nod and say:"I will do my best. But you know, how I get when I see him."
Ragner chuckles and says:"Like a little girl. Staring at his every move." I wipe my tears away, and say:"Let's continue, our way. And Ragner, for always having my back."
He noddes and says:"Anytime, sister." I smile and we mount our horses, and gallop fast to the castle. A bit later, Ragner is talking to King Ecbert. While I'm drinking wine, and looking at them.
"Ygritte." King Ecbert says. "He asked if you want to spend the night here?" Ragner says. I look at the king and say:"Thank you." He smiles and I see some women walking towards me.
They show me to my room, and put some clothes on my bed. A light beige dress, that reaches until the ground. "They have prepared a bath for you."
I hear Ragner say behind me.
He grins and looks at me. "What? Why are you grinning" I ask him. He smiles and says:"You will see." I lift an eyebrow and follow the women.
They lead me to a giant door, the girl looks at me and noddes. I smile, and open the door. I close it behind me, and walk inside. It's pretty big, and..
"Candles...Flowers..." I murmur to myself.
There are flower petals in the bath, and lighted candles on the side. I smile, and take my clothes off. Then I let my hair loose, and enter the bath.
The warm is soothing, and it feels good. I sigh, and close my eyes. "You're beautiful." I hear Rollo say. I recognize his voice immediately.
I open my eyes, and see him looking at me. He takes shirt off, and keeps staring at me. "Fuck off." I say mad.
"Ygritte..listen" He says, but I don't let him finish his sentence and shout:
"NO! YOU LISTEN! I DID EVERYTHING FOR YOU! I KEPT YOUR SECRETS, HELPED YOU. I WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU! BUT YOU THREW ME AWAY, THE SECOND YOU HEARD ABOUT A MARRIAGE WITH A FUCKING CHRISTIAN PRINCESS!"
He get's in the water, and walks towards me. "DON'T YOU DARE COME TO ME NOW! I AM NOT A WHORE, YOU CAN USE TO SLEEP WITH! DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?" I SHOUT AT HIM.
He puts his hands on my cheeks, and kisses me on my lips. I shove him away, and slap him hard on his cheek.
I look mad at him, and say:"I told you, I am not.."
"I love you." He says while looking at me. "What?!" I say shocked. No, he only said that to shut me up. He doesn't really love me. He's lying..it can't be.
"I love you Ygritte, more than anything. I have never had someone who loved me, the way you love me."
Tears roll down my cheek, Rollo looks at me with a pained expression on his face.
"I saw you crying earlier." He says, sighs and continues:"It pained me to see you crying. I wanted to tell you, to explain everything. But I just had to, talk to you alone."
Rollo strokes my cheeks, and I say:"Tell me everything." He noddes and says:"I made this plan, by myself. I will make the king think, that I will marry his daughter. Until Ragner closes his deal with him."
"Even Ragner didn't know about this. I told him, when you were brought to your room. Then I asked the maids to prepare this." Rollo says. I sigh and say:"So you, are not really going to marry her? You're not leaving me?"
He shakes his head, and says:"You will have me as long as you want me." I out my hand on his cheek, and say while looking into his eyes:"What If I want you forever?"
Rollo smiles and says:"Then I am yours." I kiss him on his lips, and say:"I love you, I love you so much." He kisses me back, and wraps his arms around my waist.
We made love several times, and kept telling each other how much we loved one another. Awhile later, Rollo is standing out of the bath. While I'm wearing my night dress.
I keep staring at Rollo, who's wringing his shirt. His arms, his hands, neck, his chest... and abdomen muscles. "You're staring...again." I hear him say.
I look up and see him smiling. "With you standing there, looking like some god. Makes me want to..." I say and sigh. "Make love again?" Rollo asks with mischief in his eyes.
I grin and say:"Multiple times." "My love, you have the stamina of a horse." He says while walking towards me. I chuckle, Rollo stand in front of me and says:
"I'm not complaining though. I will take you anytime, as much as you want." I lean flush against him, and say:"Say it again?" He lifts an eyebrow, and says:"About taking you anytime?"
I shake my head, and say:"Something else, you said it earlier." At first he looks confused, but then he smiles and whispers to my lips:"I love you."
I smile and kiss him, he kisses me back. "Ygritte, leave now. Before the king sees you." I turn around and see Ragner standing there. "Brother!" Rollo says annoyed.
He shoves me behind him, not wanting his brother to see me in my night wear. I put my arms around him, and say to Ragner:"How can I leave now, that he is finally mine."
Ragner smiles and says:"Leave, this place now. You can see him at night."
I look at Rollo, he noddes and grabs my clothes. He turns around, puts them on for me.
I keep staring at him, he chuckles and says:"You are looking at me, as if this is the last you'll see me." I sigh and say:"You never know...I just want to keep you on my mind all the time."
Rollo stops doing, what he's doing. Then he kisses me passionately, making my knees weak. He breaks our kiss, and whispers:"Go, I will see you tonight."
I nod and leave with Ragner. He brings me to my room, and whispers:"Don't come out, until the maids knock on your door. That will make it less suspicious. So they won't realize that you were gone, for almost a day."
I chuckle and whisper:"I can't help myself. Your brother is just magnificent." "Stop. I am going to throw up." Ragner says while wrinkling his nose. I grin, and he leaves while shaking his head.
See you in the next chapter.