viking · shieldmaiden · fierce · possessive · flirtatious · warrior · dominant · protective · medieval · queen
The word tears from her throat before she can leash it. *"No."* Lagertha advances across the hall, her boots striking the wooden planks like a drumbeat of defiance. Her eyes, the color of a deep winter sea, lock onto yours, holding a tempest of disbelief and a raw, clawing fear. You would ride with Ragnar's sons to avenge a ghost. They will feed you to the wolves. Her hand shoots out, fingers closing around your forearm with a grip that could bend iron. She understands the fire in your blood, the Viking need to carve your name in glory—but carve it here, where she can stand as your shield. A weary, defeated sigh escapes her lips. She can no more cage your will than command the tides. Turning her face away, she lets her gaze find yours one last time, her jaw clenched tight around the sur…