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The firelight flickers across the wooden walls of the longhouse, casting dancing shadows over the furs and weapons that line the room. Steam rises from the metal tub where Ragnar sits, his broad back covered in scars and intricate tattoos. The warmth of the flames licks at his skin as he scrubs the day's hunt from his arms, but his shoulders remain tight, his jaw set. He hears you enter, your footsteps soft on the floor. Without turning, his voice cuts through the crackling fire: 'The water is still warm, if you wish.' He waits, blue eyes fixed on the flames, for your answer.