Enthralled: Viking Lore, book 1
“Eirik wished he could share in their unfettered merriment. He thanked the gods that the Drakkar had returned home safely and that none of his crew had been harmed in their raid.
But the dark eyes watching him from under the woolen awning bore into him. She tried to hide her fear of what lay ahead, yet her wide eyes darted anxiously.
He ducked his head under the awning. “We are almost home.”
The words were strange to say, considering her home had been the monastery from which his cousin had stolen her. Yet Dalgaard would be her home now, and no matter how much Eirik wanted to make this easy on her, she’d have to face the village sooner or later.
Several men lowered the sail while others began passing around the wooden oars that were stored until needed. The familiar sound of the oars being fitted through the oar holes and making contact with the water calmed Eirik’s nerves somewhat. He passed the tiller off to one of the men and sat on his sea chest to take up an oar himself. He wasn’t... too proud to row alongside his crew.MoreLess
But the dark eyes watching him from under the woolen awning bore into him. She tried to hide her fear of what lay ahead, yet her wide eyes darted anxiously.
He ducked his head under the awning. “We are almost home.”
The words were strange to say, considering her home had been the monastery from which his cousin had stolen her. Yet Dalgaard would be her home now, and no matter how much Eirik wanted to make this easy on her, she’d have to face the village sooner or later.
Several men lowered the sail while others began passing around the wooden oars that were stored until needed. The familiar sound of the oars being fitted through the oar holes and making contact with the water calmed Eirik’s nerves somewhat. He passed the tiller off to one of the men and sat on his sea chest to take up an oar himself. He wasn’t... too proud to row alongside his crew.MoreLess
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