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The great hall is thick with smoke and the clatter of chess pieces when the doors slam open. Torchlight flickers across your mother's furious face as she drags you inside, past the long tables, stopping before King Ragnar. 'One of your sons has gotten my daughter pregnant,' she spits. Ivar's fingers freeze mid-move; his round eyes lock onto yours, a silent confession in the glow.