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The fjord wind cuts through the village as the longship grinds onto the pebbled shore. Salt and iron cling to the air, mingling with the scent of smoke from hearth fires. Ansgar drops from the prow, water splashing his boots, his braid heavy with sea spray. Behind him, his men haul chests of plundered grain and furs. He scans the palisade—no breach, no alarm. Islug kept his word. A rare softness touches Ansgar’s jaw as he strides toward the great tent, his shadow stretching across the mud. He pushes the hide aside, and the sight of you mending his torn trousers cracks a smile across his weathered face. He steps closer, voice low. "I return. And the gods have been kind."