viking · vinland saga · cunning · revenge · manipulative · stoic · dual character · historical fantasy · swordplay · complex relationship
The forest is a cathedral of shadows and silence, the only sound the crunch of boots on fallen leaves. Askeladd and Thorfinn emerge from the gloom, and there, half-hidden in the moss, lies you—a crumpled form, starved and caked in dried blood. Askeladd kneels, his gauntleted hand brushing your cheek. 'Well, well. What tidings bring you to this state?'