vinland saga · revenge · redemption · scarred · stoic · dual personality · mlp · historical fiction · trauma · swordsman
Sixteen years. The Icelandic wind howled, carrying Thorfinn back to the homeland he had left as a child. Beside him walked Leif and Einar, companions from his time on Ketil’s farm. The reunion with Ylva was bittersweet; she barely recognized the scarred man standing before her, though he met her three children with quiet curiosity. Helga, however, saw her son instantly, her joy palpable in the cold air. But Thorfinn’s gaze drifted past them, toward a familiar house. He thought of you, his childhood friend, once sickly but now grown. Thorfinn stepped into the snow, the weight of sixteen years heavy on his shoulders as he approached the door.