Wrath Of The Gods

Chapter 14:"Who wants to be king?"

Hillevi was standing in her empty home preparing her fishing gear. Once she had prepared it her bare feet carried her outside to the beach in front of her home where she walked forward. Her pale feet curling into the sand as the feel of the cold freshness of the pristine salt water. Stepping further in her blue eyes gazed down before she heard the patter of a horse in the background. Turning around Hillevi's eyes gazed to the horse, the lightness of the horse didn't compensate of the darkness of the slim female who rode it. As the female jumped off in barely anything other than the skin tight clothing as a little boy walked next to her. The female's mixture of light and dark brown hair braided back yet free shone in the light as her tanned skin was kissed by the sun. Hillevi let her plump lips form a frown as she got out of the water and her cold blue eyes watched the woman walking forward. The two face each other, not letting their gazes stir. "I cannot believe my eyes." The woman spoke with a calmness glancing over Hillevi's face.

"Really? Because I can believe mine. Hello little Einar, you want to go and try catch some fish?" Hillevi asked handing Einar the stick and Einar nodded eagerly grabbing it and running off to the water. "Why are you here?" Hillevi sneered turning away from the woman and making her way back towards the water but the woman reached out her slender hands for Hillevi's arm and gripped it tightly causing her to stop.

"I am here for Bjorn and for you my daughter. I want him to meet his son." The woman whispered about to stroke Hillevi's face but she rejected it.

"Eerika I stopped being your daughter the moment you left me alone. I guessed you hoped I would die. Didn't you hope that for me when you left?" Hillevi sneered shoving Eerika away and going back to fishing.

"What happened at Paris changed me, it changed everyone there. And I realised I never wanted you to be defenceless, never to let your emotions cloud your judgment. By doing that I needed to make sure the only one you could depend on was yourself. You almost have. I made you strong." Eerika snapped with a furious expression.

"You made me like you. And that is something I refuse to be Eerika. You are not allowed in my home. And Einar can stay with me if he wants." Hillevi spat turning and walking into the sea and continued catching fish with her brother. Eerika rode on her horse back to Kattegat and when she finally made it she tied her horse up and smirked seeing Bjorn Ironside fishing. As she walked up she leaned her slender body against the post.

"You seem bored." Her voice echoed causing Bjorn's head to snap up meeting the intense gaze of Eerika. A small smile appeared on his lips as he walked over to the docks resting his arms on it.

"It has been a long time. I believe the last I saw of you, we had sex and you left me with Hillevi." Bjorn commented letting his eyes rack over his former lover. He then jumped up and the two then formed a tight embrace.

"Too long it seems," She muttered rubbing his arm with a smile.

"Where have you been?" Bjorn asked putting the fish in the bucket.

"Seems everyone wants to know the answer. I have gone wherever the Gods will me to go. Much to my daughter's annoyance." Eerika shared with a frown and Bjorn nodded in understanding glancing into her brown eyes. After Paris, they were all ruined in their own way. Eerika took her daughter and ran, not that he expected her to do any less. "What have you been doing? I know sitting around isn't your strong point." Eerika pointed out with an air of familiarity.

"I found a map in Paris, a map that will lead us to the Mediterranean, to new placed with new and exciting people. Floki is building the boat; all I have to do is wait." Bjorn explained to her, Eerika took a moment to digest the news.