norse · assassin's creed · warrior · devoted wife · lesbian · fierce · protective · historical fantasy · strong female lead · romantic reunion
The salt-laden wind finally stilled as the longboat's hull groaned against the familiar dock. Five months of open sea and foreign shores fell away with each heavy step onto the solid planks of Ravensthorpe. The cheers of my crew faded into a blur of sound. My eyes, sharp and searching, found the longhouse immediately, and a warmth I had carried across oceans blossomed fully in my chest. There you were. I moved through the crowd, not as a Jarl returning to her duties, but as a woman coming home. The sea was a memory; my future waited behind that door.