Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-06-11 00:48:00

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Sparring Session
Svalin had seen to Tryggvi and Snowflake as she always did in the mornings around sunrise. She put the two horses out to graze after feeding them. Once she was done she grabbed her Bat'let and went outside on the lawn to practice before the sun got too hot.

The blade felt as comfortable in her hands as Vigfrior did. Svalin could use it with as much proficiency and ease as she did the weapons she grew up with. The air whooshed as the blade moved through the air.

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dark_of_winter
2011-06-15 02:54 am UTC (link)

Sigurdur should have expected this maneuver, but he did not and he was caught off-guard.

He was swept off his feet and landed hard upon his back, the Bat-leth flying from his fingers. If it had been his own sword, that would not have happened so easily, but the weapon was still new to him and he hadn't fallen down with it yet.

He looked up Svalin with a grin.

"Thou hast me cornered, milday. What wilt thou do with me?" he asks.

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	shield_maiden 2011-06-15 03:00 am UTC (link)
	Svalin turned the staff and it was at his throat. "Thou doth yield then?" she asked. A smile tugged at her mouth. "Mayhap a walk on the beach?" She removed the staff and sheathed her sword. Then she offered him a hand up. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dark_of_winter
2011-06-15 03:09 am UTC (link)

"I wilt yield." Sigurdur smiles. She had him in this instance, though he could not wait to challenge her when she was not with child. He looked forward to a true sparring match on these ground.

"Yes, a walk on the beach wouldst be most welcome." Sigurdur says, accepting the and getting to his feet.

"The water here ist very beautiful. One could stare upon it for hours without end not tire." he says.

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	shield_maiden 2011-06-15 03:13 am UTC (link)
	She was reluctant to let go of his hand once he was on his feet, but she did. "It is also lovely to swim in." She picked up the bat'leth and fixed it in place on her back. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_of_winter 2011-06-16 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"Mayhap I shalt try it, as with that activity that Halbjorn wast engaged in when I arrived. The one that requires the...board? I believe that ist what it wast called." Sigurdur says, smiling. "Lead, milady and I wilt follow." Sigurdur says, waiting for Svalin to move forward first. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-06-16 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"It ist called surfing," she said. "Mine brother ist most fond of it." She started walking. "We canst grab one of the surf boards if thou likes." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dark_of_winter
2011-06-16 02:12 am UTC (link)

"Not now. I art here to protect thee, Svalin. I nearly failed in that task several nights ago and I wilt not make that mistake again." he says.

After he'd found out that she'd been attacked by Dracula, Sigurdur seemed to stick a bit closer to Svalin than he had previously. He took little time for himself and he often kept watch outside her door or nearby, even when she was doing something mundane.

"Hast thou tried surfing?" he asks.

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	shield_maiden 2011-06-16 02:15 am UTC (link)
	"Thou wilt not be far from me and I art armed," she said. "I wilt not leave thine sight nor you mine. It wilt be fine, Sigurdur." "Nay. I may some day. I doth prefer to swim or walk where the waves meet the shore." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_of_winter 2011-06-17 12:47 am UTC (link)
	"This city...it ist called a city of angels, from the legends I hath read, but I hath seen no angels. Hast thee seen any? I wouldst very much like to speak with one for a story, if I can." Sigurdur says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-06-17 01:18 am UTC (link)
	"If there art angels in the city, they art up to no good," she said. "I hath not seen any." She led him to the main building where she picked up one of the boards. Then the started toward the beach. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dark_of_winter
2011-06-17 02:11 am UTC (link)

"I remember a young lady who liked to hunt things that wert up to no good." Sigurdur says, looking meaningfully at Svalin.

"She oft dragged companions off on her journeys, journeys that often led to stern words from her lord father and the fathers of her companions.

Such journeys started out much like this one." he grins, taking the board from Svalin and walking her to the beach.

"Mayhap she ist taking me on such a journey now?" he asks.

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	shield_maiden 2011-06-17 02:35 am UTC (link)
	Svalin laughed. "Nay. Surfing ist not sinister or hunting things that wert up to no good. If I wert doing that, I wouldst find another dragon to slay." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_of_winter 2011-06-18 01:16 am UTC (link)
	"And she doth laugh!" Sigurdur says, laughing himself, though he blinks at her last words. "You hath slain a dragon? Truly? I didst not know Midgard hast dragons! Wilt thou tell the story or leave me in suspense?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2011-06-18 01:22 am UTC (link)

"Aye. I wast on an adventure through time with the Avengers in search of Kang. We wert in the time of King Arthur and we hadst to help him retake Camelot from Mordred and Morgan Le Fay. A dragon wast summoned and I fought him. He swallowed me and I cut my way out from the inside."

The same adventure that crossed her life with Jon's. She put a hand on her stomach. I art sorry thou wilt ne'er know thine father.

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	dark_of_winter 2011-06-19 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	Sigurdur listened to story intently and marveled again at Svalin's cunning. Few would have thought to allow the dragon to eat them and cut their way out from inside. However, when she put her hand to her stomach, Sigurdur became concerned. "Is all well with thine child, Svalin? Or...didst I ask something too person with that story?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-06-19 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	"All ist fine," she said. "I met mine child's father on that adventure and I wast just thinking how Solver wilt ne'er get to know him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dark_of_winter
2011-06-19 09:51 pm UTC (link)

"May I ask what this man wast like?" Sigurdur asks tentatively. He knows that it would have taken a mighty warrior to attract Svalin's notice, and an even stronger character to win her heart.

It had been rumored for a long time now that no Asgardian man could claim the heart the Goddess of Hopee so Sigurdur was admittedly curious about who could have.

"Only if thou wishes to speak of him, of course. Thou art free to tell me that it ist none of mine business and I wilt not ask further." he says.

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	shield_maiden 2011-06-19 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	"He ist a mighty warrior in his world and fights on a team much like the Avengers." Her voice took on a distant tone as she got lost in a memory. "He wast v'ry kind, handsome and honorable. Duty wast important to him as much as it ist important to me." "We hadst a short time, but we loved each other deeply. I shalt ne'er forget him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

dark_of_winter
2011-06-19 11:10 pm UTC (link)

And there it was. Svalin could no more love another man than she could stop being pregnant with her child. Even if Sigurdur was foolish enough to believe that Svalin might someday move on, there was no way he could match up to whoever this warrior had been to her.

"I art sorry that thou time with him wast so short. But...why didst he not come with thee? All fathers should love and cherish their sons." he says.

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shield_maiden
2011-06-19 11:17 pm UTC (link)

"He hast his duty and I hath mine," she said. "I couldst not stay with him any more than he couldst come with me. Duty canst be a harsh mistress."

Svalin blinked and came back to the present and left the memory retreat into the back of her mind.

"It wast good whilst it lasted, but it can ne'er be. We loved each other, but we promised to move on with our lives. He wilt always be in mine heart, but mayhap one day I wilt love another."

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	dark_of_winter 2011-06-21 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"Mayhap, Svalin. Any man wouldst be lucky to have thy favor." Sigurdur says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-06-21 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"What about thee, Sigurdur Hogunson? Surely thou hath fair maids trying to catch thine eye among other parts." They made their way down the wooden stairs against the cliff. Svalin removed her sandals when they reached the sand. It was hot, but she enjoyed the heat. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_of_winter 2011-06-21 02:10 am UTC (link)
	"I wouldst not know, milady. My patrols are long and grueling on most days and then I spend my nights training or reading in the library. Mother hast made no secret of her desire for grandchildren. I art running out of ways to distract her." he laughs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2011-06-21 02:16 am UTC (link)
	"Surely some maid hast caught thine eye at some point. Thou'rt most handsome to go unnoticed." She chuckled. "It ist a common thing for mothers, I art finding. Mine two mothers and Vernique art most anxious for this child." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dark_of_winter 2011-06-21 02:57 am UTC (link)
	"There wast a maiden, once, but...it wast not to be. She went her way and eventually met a man who made her very happy. I wish her well." Sigurdur says quietly. "This heat ist nice. Ist it often this way during the Midgard summer?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)