Vikings: Nordic women

Chapter 13 It’s the other way around! Inverted!
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On the other side, in the lounge behind the lord's hall, the jeweled Lady Yar was sitting by the fireplace with a blanket wrapped around her knees, fiddling with jewelry, looking very happy.

"Rebecca, something bad has happened! Butler Holger was executed by Jarre!" An old maid ran in.

"What?" Rebecca's hands trembled, the jewelry fell to the ground, and her face gradually became horrified. "Did Holger say anything? Did he tell me about the affair between him and me?"

"I don't know, but given Holger's character, it's very likely. Jarre is very angry, and I'm too scared to get close!"

"He must have discovered something? What should I do? What should I do?" Rebecca paced back and forth like a headless fly.

"Madam, I warned you not to get involved with Holger behind Jarre's back, but you just wouldn't listen to me!"

"He keeps threatening me, I'm being coerced! What can I do? What should I do?" Rebecca was already panicking.

The old maid was silent for a long time: "Didn't Holger give you a pack of medicine before? Take it out quickly and see if you can kill Yar in advance!"

"But..." Rebecca was still hesitating.

"Go find him quickly. If we don't, we will all die! When he dies, bring out the 'illegitimate child' prepared by Holger to inherit Jarl's position. You will still be the most noble woman in the territory!" The old maid stomped her feet in anxiety.

"But...but he is my husband..."

"There's no time, take it out quickly. If we fail, we will all die!" the old maid kept urging.

"The gods will not forgive us... I have always refused to use the medicine Holger gave me. I didn't expect to use it today! I finally embarked on the path I was most worried about." Rebecca rummaged through the boxes and took out a bag of medicine powder, and handed it to the old maid tremblingly.

The old maid had no time to comfort her. She went out and sprinkled the powder packet into the wine jug that Robert had not finished drinking. She then called in a smart-eyed maid from outside.

"When Yael comes back, give it to him to drink. I've added a little aphrodisiac to it. When Yael is drunk, I'll send you to Yael's bed! Madam intends to make you Yael's second wife!"

"Really?" The maid's face was full of surprise, as if she was hit by a huge sense of happiness, but then she hesitated again.

"If you don't go, I'll find someone else. My wife is pregnant recently and in poor health, so I'm giving you a chance to prevent Ya'er from looking for a woman outside!"

The maid nodded, took the wine with surprise on her face, and then paid attention to some details under the instructions of the old maid.

At this moment, Robert Jarre, who was alone and a little drunk, staggered over with a wine jug in his hand. The warriors guarding the door saw him and hurriedly lowered their heads.

He did not enter the house, but stood beside a warrior, sprayed a breath of alcohol on his face, and asked with red eyes: "I regard you as the person I trust the most, but why do you want to kill Harold?"

warrior:"???"

"Do you think I hate him?"

"Sir, what...what did I do? I'm just a gatekeeper...how could I hurt your brother?" The warrior panicked and looked at his other companions with an innocent face.

They all lowered their heads and trembled all over.

"Speak!" roared Robertjar.

"Sir, I didn't!" The warrior was almost scared to death. He was standing at the door and the pot fell from the sky.

"I know you didn't!"

Hearing this, the warrior breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you calling me a stupid pig in your mind?"

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Lord Robert in horror: "No, sir!"

"Do you use a skull as a bowl?"

"No! Your Excellency!"

"I knew at first glance that you were the kind of guy who always ran to my table to steal wine. I~" Robert Jarre burped, his forehead almost touching the warrior's helmet, his eyes staring at him fiercely, "I will keep an eye on you!"

He came up to another warrior: "What is your name?"

"'Predator' Ya..."

"From now on you will be called a low-level chicken thief (chicken thief), do you have any objection?" The warrior was interrupted by Yar before he could finish his words.

"Yes, my lord!" The warrior who was struck by lightning shouted back. Robert nodded with satisfaction and staggered towards the hall. No one dared to help him.

"Bring me some wine!"

All the soldiers guarding the door looked up at his back, breathed a sigh of relief, looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and spread their hands to express their helplessness.

"You're new here. Yael gets drunk and goes crazy. It's always like this. You'll get used to it!"

"It's scary!"

In the lord's bedroom, Robert Jarre was carried to the bed by Madame Rebecca, the old maid, and the maid who presented Jarre with the problematic wine.

After the old maid gave some instructions to the maid, she took Rebecca out.

The door was closed, and the two worried people poured out the remaining wine. The old maid coughed and came out of the house, and the warriors looked at her.

"Madame Yaer has an important task for you. Yaer's illegitimate son is living outside. He was born to the maid who took care of him when Yaer was eleven years old. Now he is twelve years old. He is hidden in a manor in "Fjordheim Village" by the executed butler and raised by a landlord. I want you to inquire there and pick him up to give Yaer a surprise. When you come back, the lord will reward you..."

"Yes!"

The old maid breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the lounge, and held Madam Yar's trembling hand: "It's okay, Rebecca, child, everything will pass. You are still the most noble woman in this territory, now and in the future!"

Lady Rebecca hugged the old maid tightly: "Thank you! You made the right decision for me when I was confused!"

Just as Madame Jarre was panicking about her fate, a group of people were also worrying about how to save Eunice.

"Robert, Miss Eunice..." Ralph explained Eunice's current situation to Robert, "I need you to do me a favor. I want to mobilize everyone to rescue her. Hold this dagger and guard the door. If anyone is afraid or opposes the action, kill him directly! Don't hesitate, understand?"

"I understand, Ralph, I will do it!" Robert solemnly took the dagger handed to him by Ralph. Ralph's hands were shaking, but Robert's hands were steady.

A few minutes later, all the boys and girls were gathered in the room. Ralph put his feet on the table and looked around, acting as if Eunice was the boss and I was the second in command.

Assisting Eunnie in managing these children these days has given him a more leadership quality.

Compared to just the shaking hands just now, Ralph's whole body was shaking now, not because of fear, but because of excitement for the upcoming action.

"I gathered you all together because I have something to tell you. Since Miss Eunice is not here, I am the temporary leader here!

We have encountered a tricky situation. Miss Ouni angered Yael for some reason and was hanged on the oak tree in front of the high priest's door. I plan to rescue her, but I need your help!

Miss Ouni has always taken care of us like a mother, and now it is our turn to save her. I ask you, if someone wants to hurt your mother, what will you do? "

"Kill him!" Robert was the first to shout, his voice childish but extremely firm.

"Yes! We will kill anyone who dares to hurt Miss Ouni!" Xina also stood up and said.

Others were hesitant. After all, they all knew what it meant to oppose Yar.

"This may cost you your lives. If anyone is afraid and doesn't want to participate, please stand up. I will let him be responsible for transferring the supplies out! Anyone here? Stand to my right!"

Five boys and one girl stood up: "Me, I still have parents, I just came here to get some food, I want to go home!"

"Okay, any more?" Ralph asked the rest of the people with a smile, his left hand holding a dagger tightly behind his back, his smiling eyes revealing a cold light of anger.

Two more boys came forward out of fear, and Ralph asked twice more, but there was no one left.

Ralph winked at Robert, and the next moment he was stunned. He saw Robert go around behind them and quickly stabbed them in the back.

"This is what happens when you betray Miss Eunice!" Ralph took out a dagger and, together with Robert, hunted down the children who chose to escape.

Everyone was shocked.

"Pick up the knives, and stab them each. From now on, we are all brothers and sisters. If any of you is in the same situation as Miss Ouni now, I swear to the gods that I will save him at all costs!" Ralph stabbed the knife into the thigh of the traitor child who was breathing more than breathing. "Who will go first?"

"Me! I come first!"

"And I!"

"I'm coming too!"

(End of this chapter)