The Past:
The Day of the Funeral Sendoff:
The procession to the Sea started very early in the morning every person in the village walked together class did not matter this day. Normally this ritual lasts for a least 7 days with last day being the sjaund which is a feast with
funeral ale. However, since this particular funeral was for the Royal family a new King needed to be crowned within the seven day period. Eric was the surviving heir so he will be King even if he was not prepared for the job. Aud walked with her parents to the shore line where the Royal family's bodies were already on the Oseberg burial ship.
Eric was at the very front of the funeral procession. By the time Aud and her family arrived Eric was standing by the burial ship. The village chieftains were the men officiating the funeral. Aud's father Kjell was one of them this group of men would do all the speaking today and they would help Eric light the Oseberg to send his parents and sister off to Valhalla. Aud stood next to her mother as her father Kjell spoke. It was a cold snowy day and a harsh wind was whipping off the Sea that day. Aud was wearing her heavy black cloak with a hood. As her father spoke Aud just look down at her feet with her hood drawn trying to keep the wind out of her face. Everybody was silent but Aud could feel eyes burning a hole into her and she could hear only one person's thoughts. "Look at me damn it!" The voice in her head said. "Look at me Aud!" the voice said louder in Aud's head. The voice was Eric. Aud looked up to see Eric staring at her with intensity. "I know you hear me Aud! You will not disobey me you will not return to Avalon….You are mine!" Eric said as he talked to Aud with his mind. Aud just shook her hand with disbelief at his arrogance.
Eric wasn't even paying attention to any of the rituals. He was too bust berating Aud with his thoughts. Finally, Aud couldn't stand it anymore she decided to put her mental shields up and Eric's thought went silent. "Thank the Goddess" Aud thought to herself. Aud's mother whispered to her "Eric is in a mood today. He is standing there screaming at you with his mind" Ēostre said. "Yes I know I turned him off I can't listen to his shit anymore" Aud said with a sigh. Which prompted her mother to have what we would call the church giggles? "Mother everybody is looking at us" Aud said with a laugh. "Ok we have to calm down before we go totally into a laugh fest at a funeral" Ēostre said trying stifle a giggle.
The fires were burning and the Oseberg was set a float and Eric lit it by throwing the first torch which than all the other chieftains threw theirs. Once the burial ship was far enough away the procession back home started. When Aud reached her home she and Ēostre started to cook some lunch for them. Maybe about twenty minutes later Kjell walked into the kitchen. "Aud the Prince has requested for you to come see him tonight in an official capacity" Kjell said. Aud arched an eye brow with suspicion "Yeah right official capacity of what kind father?" Aud asked. "He told me that he needs some spiritual guidance" Kjell said. "Ok that is my duty here so fine" Aud said with resolution. "But he wants you to dress in the summer robes though" Kjell said with hesitation. "What?! Father it is snowing outside!" Aud said. The summer robes were just a filmy transparent material where the Priestess's body is total exposed. "Fine!" Aud said. "I will inform the Prince" Kjell said. At dusk a guard from the Castle knocked on the front door he was Aud escort.
Aud did dress in her summer robe with the traditional Avalon Priestess head dress which is crown of gold with Celtic knot work around it and a blue gemstone in the middle were it would lie right with Aud's Priestess crescent moon tattoo in the middle of her forehead. Aud threw her heavy cloak on for the ride up to the Castle. She rode on the back of the guard's horse. When they arrived at the Castle. Aud noticed that the Castle was very busy I guess because of the coronation tomorrow there were people drinking and celebrating.
One of the older women servants walked up to Aud saying "The Prince is in his quarters Priestess I will take you to him" the servant said. They walked up to Eric's room. The servant told Eric that Aud was there and Aud heard him say "Enter Priestess!". Aud walked in she looked around to see three naked young women from the village in Eric's bed one of them was Britta. Eric was sitting in one of the arm chairs by the fire bare chested with an animal hide blanket covering his lower half up. Aud just made a disgusted face when she looked around. Eric spoke up saying "Ladies thank you for your time now leave!" The women got up in a huff and bitching the whole time. Until Eric hollered "Now whores!" The women then ran the hell out of there. Eric turned his gaze to Aud "You are not wearing what I asked you to wear!" Eric said sternly. Aud said almost spitting the sentence out at him "I am wearing the summer robes you idiot. It's cold outside you fucking ass!"
With that Aud removed her heavy cloak. Eric sat back admiring the view he even licked his lips. Eric growled to Aud "Sit" and he kicked the other arm chair towards Aud. She sat. Eric was so angry you feel it in the air. "What is this shit you are returning to Avalon?" Eric asked. "I leave the day after tomorrow" Aud said in a monotone voice. "I will not allow it Aud" Eric said. "You won't allow it I don't think you any say in this matter Eric!" Aud said. Eric stood up exposing exactly what Aud thought Eric was totally naked. "I am your King you will obey me..Priestess!" Aud laughed at Eric and his total lack of tact. "What do you want from me Eric?" Aud asked. "You are mine, Aud!" Eric said hollering and stomping his feet like a child. "Yours? You threw me out of here the other night you obviously are still fucking every women in our village..Like hell I'm yours!" Aud said and she stood up.
Aud was not afraid of Eric even though he was a very big man. Eric grabbed Aud and kissed her hard. Aud pushed Eric away he pulled Aud back ripping off her filmy robe. Before she could even think or act Eric was inside her thrusting his manhood hard and deep.