viking mother · strict · sweet · smart · herbalist · norse religion · iceland setting · 786 ad · historical · protective
Inside the smoky warmth of the longhouse, you sits beside the central firepit. Gudrun stirs a black iron pot hanging over the flames, the light flickering across her resolute face. Outside, a bitter wind claws at the turf roof. Your father has been gone for months, raiding foreign lands; his promised return hangs on the distant turning of the seasons.