Chapter 2: Meeting the son
The oracle was right with time flying by quickly, it has been about a week that I was in this strange world, getting to know the people in the village and helping where I could.
Astrid showed me around, helping me learn how to catch fish and how they maintained safety in this kingdom.
It was strange being a complete human again, I grew tired easily and was hungry often but as time went on I got used to it, and realized I wasn't as invincible as I used to be, I did miss being powerful but something about this made me feel warm inside. It was on the 8th day there that I heard the news from a maid that the warriors are arriving home tomorrow.
I was nervous because this means that my soon to be husband will be here as well, and I had cold feet of marrying this buffoon.
I washed up after dinner and sighed as I slid underneath the fur pelts on my bed, falling asleep after a hard day of work and play.
The thing that woke me first was a gentle breeze over my naked shoulder because I knew that I did close the door to the room, and then came the rustling of something, fabric my mind realized…I laid deathly still and strained my ears to hear more sounds.
Someone tripped over something and cursed out loud, it was a male that was in my room.
I stayed still and gripped the dagger I had kept under my pillow since a few days ago that one of the Viking men had given it to me for protection. "How did you know I would be home?" the voice said and I felt the bed dip and an arm grab me and pull me to them. I gasped as his hand grabbed my breast, I struck out my elbow and hit him straight in the face before straddling him with my knife at his throat.
"Who are you?" we both yelled at the same time, I couldn't see much in the black room but I could tell he had long hair and then realized he was naked beneath me as I felt him rub up against me.
"You better remove that knife from my throat, threatening to kill the kings son is punishable by death" the man underneath me growled out and I frowned in confusion.
"Liar, they are only arriving tomorrow…" I hissed out and pressed down on the knife but before I could do anything he threw me off of him and I crashed to the floor, grunting I held the knife up to protect myself while trying to hold the blanket up to my chest.
"What is the commotion I hear?" the king said behind me and I sighed in relief.
"Some man came into my room and climbed into bed with me, I was taking care of it" I said to the king and saw Astrid appear behind the king just as confused.
"Some man? This is my room, whore. Father do explain what is going on?" the voice said and then light came as the torches was lit. I turned back to the man and gasped as I saw his face pulled in anger at me.
"Eric?" I gasped out and then my anger started boiling as I ran at him with my knife, he easily stopped me and flipped me over onto the bed with his hand around my throat and his other hand gripping my hand with the knife, making it clatter to the floor.
"You fucking dick….get off of me, you did this!" I screamed at him but he just frowned and looked towards his parents.
"Someone explain before I kill this filthy whore" Eric said and I growled while trying to move from him but his hand only tightened.
"They look like us" Astrid whispered to her husband which made him laugh out loud and nod at her.
"Eric let go of your future bride, Danalynne, meet my son Eric…now play nicely and get some rest, tomorrow we celebrate" the king announced as he walked out with Astrid following behind him after giving Eric a pointed look to let go of my throat.
After the king and queen left Eric stared down at me in confusion as I glared up at him. "What ever you did, fucking undo it now" I growled at him and watched as he rolled his eyes and got off of me.
"Why do you speak so funny?" he asked me and I frowned at him. "What? Just fucking undo it Eric…you have played enough with my life" I hissed at him and pulled the blankets up around my body.
"I know not of what you speak woman, now if you are to be my future bride you best learn your place and instead of spitting words at me you can use your mouth for other purposes" Eric said to me and I frowned at him until I realized what he meant as I looked at him in his naked glory.
That's when I realized Eric was breathing and there was a small drop of blood collecting at his throat where I pressed the knife. I scrambled up quickly and moved his chin up to look at his neck, I collected the drop of blood on my finger and watches as another collected in its spot.
"You are human?" I said out loud more to myself than anything else.
"Of course I am stupid woman" Eric said and moved towards the bed, getting settled in, I turned and looked at him to see him smirk at me and pat the bed. I scoffed at him and grabbed my clothes and headed out of the room.
My head was spinning and aching…Eric was human…which meant I was sent back in time and I was currently in the Viking era, living when Eric was human.