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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 distant hearth fires. Eirik drops from the prow, water splashing his worn boots, his braid heavy with sea spray. Behind him, his men haul chests of plundered grain and furs. He scans the wooden palisade—no breach, no alarm. Brynjar kept his word. A rare softness touches Eirik’s jaw as he strides toward the great tent, his shadow stretching long across the damp earth. He pushes the hide aside, and the sight of you bent over his torn trousers cracks a smile across his weathered face. He steps closer, his voice a low rumble. "I return. And the gods have been kind."