Vikings: Nordic women

Chapter 25: What You Can't Get
"Really? Then let's wait and see!" Ou Ni was suddenly very curious about how the other person would react when she tied up his husband and brought him to her.

After that, he turned to the small lords in the house and said, "Take all your belongings with you, tell them to open the doors one by one, tie up everyone's left feet, and burn all the houses before evacuating!"

"What are you going to do?" The woman seemed frightened.

"You will soon see how your so-called husband will kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!"

After saying this harshly, Ouni looked at the girl beside her and asked, "Miss, what's your name?"

"My name is Anna, ma'am!" The girl didn't dare to look up, feeling a little scared.

"What about her?"

"Marin!"

"Ms. Malin, I would like to invite you to visit our territory. Do you have any objection?" Ou Ni stretched out her hand and pinched Anna's face with amusement, and pulled it, watching Anna lower her head and grin.

It’s so easy to pinch!
Ounnie looked at the dazed Harold. She was wondering if she could bind this family together through marriage and make them the family's arm.

The girl in front of her, named Anna, is a young woman of marriageable age, but she is a little worried considering that Harold may not accept her.

How could a normal man refuse to have more wives? Even if Harold was mentally retarded, he should have some feedback, right?

Clearly, she underestimated her own charm.

If only Harold's family had more men, she could quickly conquer through political marriages and reduce the resistance of the conquered.

How to expand the family members has become a headache for Eunnie now. It is impossible to consolidate the rule if there are too few family members.

When Robert's posthumous child is born, if it is a boy, when he grows up, she will definitely give Alexander a few more nieces and nieces with big butts, and then give birth to a bunch of lovely princes and princesses. When she is old, they will all sit around her and call her grandmother. By that time, she should have a lot of territories that can be rewarded.

Ouni's eyes lit up, even though she was not her biological grandmother.

Only in this way can the family prosper. The Habsburg family of later generations became the royal families of various countries and the overlord of Europe by relying on political marriages.

Ma Lin turned her head away and ignored her.

"It seems you have no objection. Let's go! Be polite to them!" Ou Ni ordered her subordinates.

When they arrived at the castle gate, her order had already been passed down, and the doors of the residents' homes were knocked open one after another. They were grouped in groups of ten, with their left feet tied, and taken to the open space to squat.

"Ludwig, bring your people and help me convey the message! Repeat whatever I say!"

"Yes, ma'am!" Ludwig bowed quickly.

"Let me introduce myself! We are Harold, the conqueror of this town, so please do not resist, because we will not accept any resistance, and will die!"

Ou Ni paced back and forth, her voice only reaching the ears of the people who were amplifying her voice.

“Our territory is short of people, so I need you to join us, we will provide housing, food, and security!

As for your Viking fathers, husbands, and brothers who are away, I will reunite your families with you as soon as possible, so don't try to make unnecessary resistance. If your families are captured and only see your chopped heads standing on wooden poles, I guess they will be very sad!
In order to prevent accidental injuries and to allow you to be reunited, I need you to persuade them to surrender when they return. If anyone refuses, I will no longer guarantee the safety of his Viking family members who are away!"

After saying that, Ouni stopped and said, "Go home!"

As teams of captives slowly walked out of the town under the strict supervision of Viking warriors, the thick smoke and flames behind them gradually engulfed the sky.

"No, our house... everything we have is gone!" A prisoner fell to his knees and cried towards the direction of the town.

His behavior caused the group he was in to stop moving, and they all stared at him in horror. "Stand up and walk quickly!" The Viking warrior used his spear to force him to stand up.

Ounnie held the donkey tightly, looked into the distance, and stared at the burning castle with a look of deep regret on her face.

She really loved that wooden house and imagined that she could live on the second floor overlooking the beautiful scenery of the entire town, sitting by the window knitting leisurely, playing the lute, and feeling the salty sea breeze brushing against her cheeks. What a wonderful life that would be.

However, she could not replicate such a house in the town of Skelvik, because she would never stop conquering. This was her regret and her fate.

She asked the baggage train for a glass of wine, savoring the aroma of the alcohol while feeling the blood boiling it brought. The beast called cruelty in her heart seemed to be released, and all factors that hindered its release of anger were put into the cold palace.

Ouni fell in love with the feeling of war and the feeling of victory. She finally understood the desire for victory of all generals throughout the ages and why they were so keen on war.

The victory of the first attempt made her originally calm heart feel a strong stimulation. The slightly drunk Ouni's eyes were shining with crazy light. She wanted to lead the troops to kill all the captives and rush to the remaining settlement on Gotland Island.

She felt like she was going crazy, becoming insane, but her mind told her that she had to suppress this impulse.

As she drank, Ouni got off the donkey and walked drunkenly towards the baggage cart pulled by the draft horses. She lay down on the cart and fell asleep immediately as the wind blew.

A series of question marks popped up in the heads of the lords who were paying attention to her behavior. They stared at Eunice, who was sleeping soundly wrapped in her cloak, and looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Harold no longer concealed his feelings, and in the stunned expressions of the lords, he climbed directly onto the bumpy baggage cart. He gently embraced a drunkard, and stroked Eunice's messy long hair with his hands, carefully looking at her drunken and peaceful face, which was filled with obsession and sweetness.

"Jael, are you okay?" The little lords were all confused and puzzled. Ludwig rode his horse forward and looked carefully at the face that seemed normal on weekdays.

They had been ignoring him as if he were mentally retarded, but it turned out that he was just pretending?

"Whoever dares to let it slip, I swear in the name of Jarl, that person will go down to see Hela!" Harold looked up, glared at the lords viciously, and issued his most vicious threat.

The lords were all shocked. The remaining influence of the moody Robert Jarl made them dare not offend Harold.

Although Ouni has always regarded herself as a Dai Yaer, they all look down on her to some extent because of her identity as a woman.

As a result, there was a real tiger standing behind a tigress, which reminded them of the days when they were dominated by Robert.

All the lords bowed their heads and saluted Harold: "As you wish, Yael!"

"Everyone go away, I need to be alone with my wife." Harold waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

"Ok!"

Everyone left, even the woman driving the draft horses avoided them.

Harold held Eunice, who was talking in her sleep, tightly, as if he wanted to melt her into his body.

"Ouni, I can't stop missing you. This love has penetrated deep into my bones and made me crazy and sick. Since I met you, my world has been filled with everything about you, from your smile to your words, every detail is deeply engraved in my heart. I am willing to do anything for you, even if it means I have to give up my reason and fall into a state of madness that I can't extricate myself from.

I have tried to control this feeling, but I finally found that it has already gone beyond the scope of reason. I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even at the cost of sacrificing myself, just to be with you. This kind of love makes me fragile and sensitive, afraid of losing you, and even suspicious. However, it is this crazy love that makes me more determined to stick to you.

Maybe after you know it, you will think my love is a little morbid, even a little perverted, but I can't change it. Because in my heart, you are the only light that illuminates all my darkness. I am willing to accept this crazy love, even if it makes me less rational, because I believe that as long as I can be with you, it's all worth it.

But how can I get your love except to gain your pity? "

"Can you tell me what I should do..." Harold said with a confused and dazed look on his face. He touched Ounnie's lips greedily, pouted his lips and lowered his head slightly, kissing her lips.

Almost there, just a little bit!
Suddenly, Ouni opened her eyes abruptly and stared straight at Harold's face.

(End of this chapter)