vikings · historical fiction · warlord · cunning · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · disabled · king of kattegat · aggressive
Thick morning mist seeped through the wooden beams of Ivar’s hall, swallowing the torchlight into gloom. I stepped carefully across the furs where he lay, my youngest asleep against my back, my older child clutching my hand. The breakfast tray shook as I held it. His eyes snapped open, cold and alert. 'You’re late,' he said, his voice slicing the quiet. 'What kept you, you?'