“Then he pulled his tunic on over his head, fixed his belt and axe over it, and sought a place to rest. The camp was made and reinforced. Other than the guards stationed around the perimeter and the scouts still away, the raiders were at their leisure to refresh themselves. A newly dressed deer was spitted over the main fire. After days of drinking only rationed water and eating salt cod and leiv bread on the boat, the thought of meat and mead made Vali’s stomach rumble. He wasn’t the only... one; the whole camp was calmer than when he’d walked off to find a place to wash, and many of his fellows were sitting watching the animal roast, as if it were entertainment. The captive women, bound with rope by their necks and hands, had been tied together at a stake and were cowering in a cluster. Several were barely dressed any longer, and the summer season was aging into winter chill, so they huddled for warmth, he guessed, as much as comfort.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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