For as long as you could remember, it was only you, Harald, and Halfdan. When you were young, your parents passed and left you in the care of Harald and Halfdan's father, a long time friend of theirs. Since then, you three were inseparable. Even when Harald became King and then began to make plans to become King of Norway.
Somehow along the way, you began to love Harald as a lover or a husband and not the love of a brother or friend. Which became very difficult after he met Princess Ellisif. He fell for her and swore to become King of all of Norway and you still supported him, no matter what.
By then, you settled for not being able to be the woman Harald wanted, but you didn't let that deter you any.
Halfdan, being the very watchful, saw this and tried to take your mind off of the fact that Harald could not see what was right in front of him. Halfdan saw you as someone worth marrying as you would produce great warriors just from you being one of the best known shield-maidens, just behind Lagertha.
Around the time it was to set sail for England to avenge Ragnar's death was when you all saw Princess Ellisif again. And she was not alone.
You had stood at the docks, viewing all of the bustle to and from the boats, when you felt Harald straighten next to you.
"What?" You spoke from beside Halfdan, who was staring in the same direction as Harald. You looked at where they were looking and saw Ellisif.
"It's her."
"No, it's not!" Halfdan denied. He put his arm around your waist in comfort as he saw your jaw twitch and your hand clench your sword hilt.
"Yes, it is! That was the woman who made me believe I had to be Kind of all Norway before she would marry me. That is my princess. I think of her every day of my life."
Halfdan sighed before saying with a nod. "Well, then you ought to go say hello."
But Ellisif had ducked away once noticing Harald staring at her. You saw the look on her face before she covered it and you could tell it would bring hurt to your friend.
Harald walked off and left you and Halfdan alone for a moment, giving Halfdan the opportunity to comfort you.
"Y/N..."
You huffed a big sigh and nodded at him as he bumped foreheads with you. "I'm okay."
"You are not fine, Y/N. You need to let him go. This is unhealthy. He's blinded by that weak doe that he cannot see the great wolf in front of him." He spoke softly that you almost struggled to hear him but you did. You smiled softly and closed your eyes and held your foreheads together for a moment.
You opened your eyes and saw that he was staring at you with a look that you have never seen on his face before. His facial features were soft but his eyes swam with emotions as if in a sea.
Neither of you moved for a moment but soon he leaned in just a small bit and that was all it took. You leaned in as well and your lips meet in just a small pressure. You leaned back slightly and opened your eyes that you didn't notice were closed and stared into his eyes.
You leaned back in and pressed your lips harder against his and he pressed back into you and gripped your waist tightly as you held tightly to the sides of his tunic.
"Well, that was unexpected." You said as you leaned back against the poll that Halfdan had pressed you against.
He chuckled at your flustered expression and took your hand to bring you towards the main hall.