Vinland's Legacy

by 101stellastella

Vinland, the newest Norwegian settlement, has been exploring the land around her home and finds that she and the Nordics are not alone. This fact is something that Native America is not happy about. Native America is suspicious of the new, strange people she finds on her shores. When the spirits give her a menacingly vague prophecy, Native America finds herself trusting the Nordics

20. Chapter 20: My Only Friend, The End

After a few days, Tino and Berwald came home empty handed, nothing but their half emptied bags. Neither of them could bear to ask for the blankets and pillows back, not after seeing how much the boys enjoyed them. Besides, they secretly wanted to leave the boys as many things as possible so they would be more likely to have something to remember them and their family by.

"Berwald, what happened to your braclet?" asked Tino quietly. Berwald blinked and rubbed the wrist where it used to be tied. "I left it for the babies...What happened to yours?" he asked. Tino smiled slightly. "We had the same idea. I left it for the babies...They should have something to remember their mother by. The two of us have plenty of things to do that...and the memories. They need it more," he said.

"...You think we're gonna see them again?" asked Berwald. Tino grinned at him. "Of course we will. They're still young. They have time to develop into nice young men. By then I'm sure we'll all be very close. We probably won't have to keep the secret from Norway all that long. I say a couple of decades, fifty years tops, we'll be seeing them again. Don't worry Swede. You think they'll be fine on their own til then?" asked Tino, ending on a more serious tone.

Berwald nodded, pausing in front of their door. "They're our blood. Offspring of Vikings. And that England kid was tough. They'll make it. You're right about one thing. We'll see them again and they'll be happy and healthy. Let's just hope that Arthur doesn't ruin them too much. Or his brothers," said Berwald. Tino smiled and entered the house, placing a portrait of the two babies within one of his diaries so he wouldn't ever lose them.

Thanks so much for reading! The sequel, Hero's Legacy will be out next week. I'd like to thank all those who read and especially to those who reviewed the story. Special thanks to Aquafin and GreyLady1545 for their nearly weekly reviews. Readers like you are what really keeps me motivated to write! Thanks to all other reviewers who have posted reactions to the story and to those who volunteered historical information they wanted to see get included in the series. Hope to hear your opinions on the sequel! I so enjoyed playing with your emotions these past few months and will continue to do so.