Viking DenmarkxReader: Chapter 8

Viking!DenmarkxReader: Chapter 8



Not even the next day someone had sent off a second message to say what had happened with the bandits and that they wanted the ones in charge to take care of the prisoners. The idiots now chained up thought it was a miracle that they were spared though everyone else knew that the real reason to keep them alive was so that they'd suffer more when the time came but people were growing impatient, they were mouths no one wanted to feed for very long. Though it was known that the ones in charge would  take a while to get both messages and arrive back.

Many months has passed and still the prisoners had to be kept alive and it became obvious that you were carrying his child with the ever growing swollen belly of yours. Vigorous tasks were quickly becoming more exhausting as time went on and people kindly took them over. You were left with any task that would allow you to sit down so you improved cooking. The girl from the now destroyed village stayed with you for the time being as your house had extra space where she could recover, she helped you out as  a thank you even though she'd have to find her own place eventually which she understood.

You did miss your lover you were ok with this notion, at first you'd deny it thinking it'd help but eventually you gave in to it. Sometimes you'd sit there or lay in his spot wondering where he was, what he was doing and sometimes you'd think of what he'd say when he came back to a new found family. You already knew he was happy about it before he left coming back to see the child would make him even more happy and this thought made you smile subconsciously.

One day your helper came to get you as some harmless yet strange man had come and asked for you. You instead asked for the visitor to come to you for obvious reasons, before you took a seat nearer to the fire hearth. The man came in soon after and you could tell he was powerful and English but not powerful enough to have to come on his own. The man looked not much older than your brother was but still obviously and adult, he wore his black hair not as long as some of the Danes did and he had no beard, the cloth to make his clothing were the finest dyed and embroidered.  You gestured for him to take a seat near the hearth and told the girl to kindly leave the meeting in peace, once alone the man started explain who he was "____ you probably have never heard of me but I'm Osbert" He paused trying to find the right words " I know who you are a kind priest from your village had said many things, we are cousins" You were surprised to hear that one, your family before they had died one by one were always simple farmers and you knew it was only possible to gain such a high title through ancestry. You spoke up " How? my father and mother's families were always simple farmers" Osbert sighed slightly "My father is from your mother's side, he'd gained his rank by taking the old lord's only daughter in marriage, I am his heir" You nodded trying to absorb this new knowledge of your old family before asking the big question "why are you here, Lord?" The man waved off the title "I don't have the title yet, I've come on the request of my father to get you out of here we can go at sunset and reach the castle in a week" You shook your head at that "thank you for the offer but if you hadn't noticed I can't nor have the intention of leaving" You'd known for the longest time the other had been trying to ignore the obvious fact that you were carrying a child though now he had no choice as to say "I've come too late but you may still come with me away from these people" you shook your head at that "Nej," you knowingly slipped that out there but any idiot could tell that that was a no "I have no intention of leaving Osbert, I have a good life as I am now, I have friends amongst these people and I'm able to do things I was never allowed to before plus I have a family" you explained to him clearly " but it was nice meeting you, when Ragnar comes back I'll tell him you're welcome to visit, if you behave here" Osbert nodded before standing up "if you ever change your mind come straight to Wessex" You nodded in acceptance before he gotten up and walked out. You already knew you wouldn't be changing your mind about staying where you were.

A few weeks more and there was word of the Earl and a band of other would be arriving as soon as possible to take care of the situation. You were glad hearing this as you were also close to having the child and you'd be able to relay your meeting with your new found cousin. The days almost flew by and before you knew it one faithful night as you were talking to a few of the ladies you were giving good signs of pain and were helped to lay down as the more experienced ones took care of everything.

---- POV switch----

Just a few weeks ago he'd gotten the message about the attack on the smaller village, he was outraged by the news and had gotten permission to take 10 others back to take care of them before they did anymore damage. Along the way back he'd caught the second message, how he wanted to make the remaining prisoners pay slowly and painfully. He though of her momentarily, vowed if they even so touched her he'd make them pay even more slowly. The other men he brought along had kept reassuring that everything was going to be alright and how no one falls for the same move twice but still he couldn't help think of the worst. They'd arrived back at night the only light were a few soft glows from various houses. He b-lined straight in as he drew closer some girl he didn't recognize ran straight for him like she looked anxious about something and wanted him to come with her. Fearing the worst he pressed her about the prisoners and what had happened before being slapped for it, she told him all that could wait and dragged him off to his house. She knocked knocked quickly and told the lady who answered she'd found a surprise. The one who took him here was let in but he was told to wait there was a lot of giggling behind the door and the suspense was killing him. When he was finally let in he couldn't believe it.

---- Back to you----

The grueling minutes after months of waiting were definitely worth the effort and you were holding a wrapped wailing bundle of joy smiling like nothing else. It was a boy and a nice mixture of both parents and like you'd promised you gave him his fathers name. You thought this moment couldn't get any better before one of the ladies went to the door, there was hushed speaking and your helper now close friend was brought in. There was much giggling and more hushed speaking which you wished you could hear after that a certain Earl was dragged in, your expression matched his exactly, He dropped everything and came and sat beside you and looked in the bundle you'd be holding, you leaned into him relaxing the chain mail he'd still been wearing wasn't the softest material but you felt like you leaned against a cloud at this time the kid was asleep by now and well fed as you introduced him. By the time you two started conversing, catching up on what you'd both missed everyone else had left. Both of you had eventually turned and planted a soft longing kiss. After it'd broke he got up to get more comfortable, stripping down as you watched, you'd definitely missed that. He then returned to your side as you placed the child in a small furry nest beside your larger one so you could curl into him more before dosing off for the night.