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"We have a message from Mercia." Bloodhair announced and Cnut turned to him. She stands with Sihtric as they watch, Sihtric places a hand on her lower back making her smile.

"What's this?"

"We have a message from the Dane-slayer." Bloodhair answered and shoved the Saxon forward.

"Uhtred, sent you?" Brida asked in doubt.

"He did, lady." The Saxon man spoke.

"And his message is what?" Cnut questioned as he placed a hand on Brida's shoulder.

"He says he will come for you, lord. For all of you, in the night, as a shadow walker. He says you will die, as Ragnar died. He says he will send you all to Niflheim." The Saxon spoke with fear and she turned to hide her face in Sihtric's shoulder to stop from laughing. Sihtric kissed her head with a small smile and felt Seidr circle around Sihtric's bicep gently.

"I say, let him come." Bloodhair speaks loudly and looks around him. Skade scowled at Sihtric and Sigrún from where she leaned against Hæsten.

"Yes."

"Feed his guts to Odin's ravens." Skade snarled as she looked at Bloodhair. Skade watched with envy when Sigrún kissed the man softly, she would have cursed him then and there if she wasn't afraid of the woman's wrath.

"I'll make a sacrifice of the Saxon bastard." Bloodhair promised the seer.

"You should have done that at Fearnham." Hæsten spoke but not loud enough as he looked away. Sihtric looped his arm around her as he watched the Danes with caution.

"I hear a rat's wheeze." Sigrún laughed out loud at that attracting the attention of all of them, Bloodhair smirked at her.

"I said, if you wished to make a sacrifice of Uhtred, you should have done it at Fearnham, but you chose to run." Hæsten snarled as Skade watched smugly.

"Hæsten, no." Cnut ordered.

"Mind how you speak."

"Oh, you fled, did you not run away?" Hæsten taunted.

"You have done the same how many times now, Hæsten?" She spoke making the man glared at her, Sihtric leaned down to hide his amused smile in her hair.

"Bloodhair, say nothing." Cnut demanded and then looked at her in suspicion.

"I lost men in battle. You were fool enough to lose men in a fortress." Bloodhair snapped at the blonde. She watched with a smirk as the two began to fight, the fewer leaders the better.

"Though, I managed to keep hold of my woman." Hæsten spoke smugly.

"Shut your mouth!"

"Shall I show you how I bed her?" Hæsten placed his hands on Skade's shoulders as she just smirked.

"Shut your mouth!" Hæsten chuckled.

"If it makes you feel any better, Bloodhair, I slept with her once and she's been obsessed ever since. Hæsten would not compare to my cunt." Sigrún spoke smugly and Bloodhair chuckled at the offended look Hæsten wore. Sihtric squeezed her hip as he pulled her closer, she allowed her hand to glide a little lower down Sihtric's body. She grasped his belt tightly and glanced up at him with a promising smile, Seidr hissed and she kissed his head in apology for possibly scarring him.

"You are a whore. You could never be better than my cock." Hæsten snapped in anger and she had to quickly grab Sihtric to stop him from fighting the man, luckily Skade interrupted.

"You will not speak to her in that way, lord. That is your one and only warning." Skade threatened and Hæsten scoffed in disbelief.

"Come on, come on Bloodhair! I'll be gentle, come to Hæsten. And I will whelp some pups on you." Hæsten taunted purposely humiliating the man.

"We make the square, you and I!" Bloodhair demanded. She felt Seidr push her hair out of his way, from where he was still wrapped around Sihtric's bicep, so he could see the fight.

"Bloodhair, no! Enough of this!" Cnut shouted.

"Do you want me to hump you in the square, Bloodhair?"

"We fight! We fight now!" She glanced at Sihtric when he acted accordingly and grabbed Bloodhair.

"If this is what you want, then yes." Dagfinn grabbed Hæsten.

"Fight me!"

"Hæsten, no more!" Cnut shouted as he watched the two men.

"I'll cut your heart from your chest!" Bloodhair threatened.

"Prepare."

"I'm ready! I'm ready!" Bloodhair snarls and cuts the throat of the Saxon man.

"We will make the square, then." Cnut said and he tossed his hands up, she snickered in amusement at the defeated redhead. She leaned against Sihtric when he kissed her forehead and then bent down to kiss her so softly she felt like it was a dream.

"The moment we find ourselves alone, I am riding you so hard," She whispered as she trailed her hand down his armored chest and smirked when he inhaled as she grasped his clothed cock. "Whether it be in the woods or the tent." He moaned when she kissed up his throat and bit his ear softly.

"We would not be alone in the woods." Sihtric whispered and she knew that Uhtred and his men were out there somewhere. She palmed him with a lustful grin and pulled him down for a passionate kiss, neither cared that anyone could look their way and see.

"He might enjoy the show." Sihtric almost snarled at that and fisted her hair in his palm and held her close as they kissed.

"No one is to see you but me." She moaned at his possessiveness and she couldn't wait to explore that. Their lewd moment was interrupted by Seidr using his tail to whack them, she gasped in surprise before laughing. "Sorry, little one." Sihtric whispered as he caressed the snake's head.

"Sorry, my sweet boy. Mommy got a bit carried away." Seidr huffed and nuzzled her throat as he curled around the wrist she offered. Sihtric and Sigrún share a glance and at least have the decency to look embarrassed.