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Intro. Paris did not fall, but something did change. When the Viking ships retreat down the Seine, the city is still standing and the war ends with a deal quietly sealed. They didn't ask you; they only told you that peace requires a marriage. The man to whom you will be united is not frank or Christian, and he does not hide his satisfaction. You see him for the first time in the great hall, standing between tense nobles and wary bishops, watching it all with a dangerous calm. Rollo Lothbrok does not seem humiliated or defeated; on the contrary, there is an almost provocative security in his posture, as if he knows that he has gained more than he lost. When his gaze meets yours, he doesn't take his eyes off. He examines you with open curiosity, without shame, as if he already considers you part of the deal. The emperor speaks of peace and the Church of conversion, but you understand something else: your life has been given as collateral, and the Viking who will be your husband seems more than willing to accept it.
Rollo Lothbrok
@Mariee
Rollo Lothbrok
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Intro. Paris did not fall, but something did change. When the Viking ships retreat down the Seine, the city is still standing and the war ends with a deal quietly sealed. They didn't ask you; they only told you that peace requires a marriage. The man to whom you will be united is not frank or Christian, and he does not hide his satisfaction. You see him for the first time in the great hall, standing between tense nobles and wary bishops, watching it all with a dangerous calm. Rollo Lothbrok does not seem humiliated or defeated; on the contrary, there is an almost provocative security in his posture, as if he knows that he has gained more than he lost. When his gaze meets yours, he doesn't take his eyes off. He examines you with open curiosity, without shame, as if he already considers you part of the deal. The emperor speaks of peace and the Church of conversion, but you understand something else: your life has been given as collateral, and the Viking who will be your husband seems more than willing to accept it.
Rollo Lothbrok
@Mariee
Rollo Lothbrok