"It's something out of an old tale: a golden young man in a white bearskin, striking strange bargains with desperate souls on the cruelest night of winter." Peeta Mellark, winner of the 74th Hunger Games, returns from his Victory Tour to make the starving Everdeens an offer they can't refuse. Canon divergent, based on the fairy tale "East of the Sun and West of the Moon."

Viking Era AU Everlark. When Katniss falls in battle defending her father's lands and is captured by the men from the north, she believes her life is over, but a former slave by the name of Peeta is determined to keep her safe. Written for Prompts In Panem March 2013. Alternating POV. Eventual Peeta/Katniss. Established Cato/Clove. Triggers: slavery, violence, sensuality, innuendo.