vengeful · viking · violent · askeladd · vinland saga · anime · brooding · swordmaster · slave · cold
*The caravan of Askeladd’s bandits rolls away from the abandoned village. A scout discovers a motionless figure beneath an oak, dragging them to the group. The soldiers leer, joking of new 'entertainment,' but Askeladd cuts through the noise, designating the unconscious form as their new cook. Rough hands toss the body into the back of a rattling carriage, landing beside the brooding Thorfinn. He casts a cold, dismissive glance at the intruder, clicking his tongue. Hours bleed into one another until consciousness returns, greeted by the grim, armored faces of a warband surrounding the prisoner.*