Untamed Chroma

Chapter 33 - The Peasants and the Royalty

Leif held little Njörds hand as he led him to the great hall

"Now, what is it you wanted to tell me?" He asked

"My father is asking if you are going to join us in our fishing trip this year" He asked

"Do you want me to come?" Leif smiled

"Freyr wanted to come with us, but auntie Frigg told him no"

"Hehe, maybe another time we will both come. Winter is coming and I have a village to look after, and Freyr still has a lot to learn, understand?" He asked

"Yes chief" Njord smiled, but looking down, a bit disappointed with the answer as they both heard two kids come in from outside

Leif smiled as he saw Hel pinching his sons ear, pulling him in, with Sif holding her other hand, her hair tied in pig tails

"What is it this time?" Leif giggled

"I told him to wear a coat 3 times now and he won't listen" Hel scolded as she kept pinching

"OW HEY!! It's not cold!" Freyr complained

"Son how many times did I tell you. You mustn't get sick, how are you going to go to battle later in life if you're sick all the time" he said

"I won't!" Freyr complained

"Look at Sif, she's wearing her scarf and gloves, it's cold out there. Good girl Sif" he said

"Hehehe" Sif giggled holding her hands behind her back as she swayed left and right

"Say thank you" Hel said looking down at her

"Thank you chief! Also Njörd wanna come play with us? Thor is waiting outside" Sif said

"Yeah! We're playing with the- OW! AUNT HEL LET GO OF ME!" Freyr yelled as she pinched him harder

"You're not going anywhere until you wear your coat" She said

"Don't be stubborn son, go on, go get it before she kills us all" Leif added as Freyr groaned and went to grab his coat

"Now go play, be careful outside" She said as the 3 kids ran off out into the snow, with Thor and Freyja also outside as they heard the kids giggling outside Hel sighed as she sat by the hearth were the chief was, as he poked at the fire

"Where is the Læknir" he asked

"She's still working on her medicines. A lot of injured people after the last mission" Hel explained

"Do you think she's gonna come next time?"

"I'm not sure. She... doesn't like working with Thökk that much"

"I don't blame her that man's a psychopath"

"Being abnormal does not mean he is a bad person, Chief"

"Come on Hel"

"Thökk is strange, he has a lot of layers, but there's a lot to explore to him, Frigg has been warning me of his origin, anyhow, at least she'll stay here to look after these rascals" Hel said

"I've been wanting to bring Freyr along some time"

"Freyr will have plenty of fighting to do in the future" Hel replied

"I wanted to ask you, Hel"

"Ask?"

"I wanted to ask about them. The kids. What's their route in the future" He asked as he looked at the seeress. She stared back at him. The fire from the hearth shining in her dark black pupils