Svalin Thorsdottir (shield_maiden) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2012-05-31 15:33:00

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Flashback - Siege!
*BAM*

*BAM*

*BAM*

The pounding on the door was strong enough to make it sound like the door was being pounded in. Svalin ran to the door but she didn't open it. She knew it was her brother. "Thou'rt not going to take this hall!" she yelled out to her brother.

It was actually their house, but to Svalin at the moment it was a great hall to be defended at all costs. The princess of the realm, really a hunting dog, had to be protected and the hall had to be defended against the Dark Elves and Frost Giants. Said "princess" was sound asleep on a rug in front of the large hearth and enjoying the warmth of the fire.

Svalin was holding her wooden sword Father had made for her and upon her head she wore a great helm (one of their mother's cookpots they bent out of shape for dragon hunting). She wore her normal clothes, but did have a small dagger tucked in her belt.

She climbed up on a chair and then up on the table and moved to a nearby window. She pushed the window up and looked down at her brother.

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	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 06:36 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin knew she couldn't stand up against him if it was wrestling match. Hal had size and strength on her even at the age of five. Svalin had to fight differently. She jumped back out of his reach while he tried to grab and then darted in low to swipe at his legs with her sword. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-05-31 06:42 pm UTC (link)
	The blow hits and his leg buckles, though he does manage to almost get a grip, tearing one of the sleeves off her tunic on his way to the ground. There's a loud, hollow ringing as his 'helmeted' head strikes the stones, continuing to echo a bit as he sits up dizzily, fighting with the pot again and providing an easy target. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin put the dull point of the wooden sword to his throat. "Yield," she said. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2012-05-31 06:49 pm UTC (link)

He's regaining hearing enough at that point that the sword, and her voice tells him where she is. Normally, he tries not to play too rough with his sisters... except when he forgets. This is one of those times. He smacks the sword out of the way with a hand, then slams his head forward towards the sound of her voice to try and get some room.

If he can get it, he pushes up, lowers his head, and tries to use the stupid pot as a battering ram in its own right. If its going to get in his way, it might as well be useful too.

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	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 07:01 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin had been looking down at him while she had the sword to his throat so when he comes up with his head, her face and his head connected. There was a crack as her nose broke and blood started to pour out of it. Svalin stumbled backward a few steps. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-05-31 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Its a good thing the wall is already pretty broken up, because his mad charge carries him right through it, possibly carrying her along for the ride. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin was carried out through the hole and onto the lawn. Once they were clear of the house, she struggled to get free of his grasp. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-05-31 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	She's almost free when he finds his way back to his feet as well, screaming the whole time... which, echoes rather oddly under the pot. Not quite loose, he tries another tackle, this one aiming them both at Einmyria's blackberries. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 07:39 pm UTC (link)
	The two of them go crashing into the blackberry bushes and crush them under the weight of them. Svalin squeezed her legs in between their bodies and shoved with all of her might to get him off of her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2012-05-31 07:54 pm UTC (link)

The kick works, and he goes flying, crashing directly into the damaged doorway. The table no longer bracing it, it gives way entirely under the impact.

There's another growl from inside, then the sound of tearing metal. A few moments later, an enraged five year old comes bolting back out of the house, finally free of the pot, though he bears numerous bruises, scratches and red marks from it.

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	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 07:59 pm UTC (link)
	While Hal was inside the house ripping the pot off, Svalin climbed to her feet and started toward the house after her brother. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-05-31 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	He picks up the largest remaining section of table by one leg, using it as an extremely unwieldy maul, rushing at her with the weapon held overhead. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	Svalin waited until the last second and moved to the side to avoid the overhand swing. She went for a waist tackle to bring him down to the ground and take away his club. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-05-31 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	The club goes flying one way, he goes flying another with the tackle. Trying to wedge his arm between them, he shoves her away as hard as he can, then follows up for a tackle of his own into the couch. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-05-31 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	They crash into the couch and it creaks, but it didn't suffer any damage. Svalin grabbed Hal and tried to throw him off of her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-05-31 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	And Hal will be shoved right into his mother's legs. "...My blackberries," Einmyria says quietly. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-05-31 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"The least of thine worries," Sif said to her wife. "Look at the house. The table ist destroyed as well as the door, a window broken and not one by two holes in the wall." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-05-31 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	"I art coming to my realizations one at a time," Einmyria informed her spouse. And one of those realizations hits as she looks at her oldest son. So, perhaps inexplicably for the situation, Einmyria just crouches silently and puts her arms around him. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-05-31 09:37 pm UTC (link)
	And, at first, his instinct is to struggle. It actually takes a little bit of adult Asgardian strength to hold him before he's settling, breathing heavily only once he starts to calm. He's still not managing words, and seems only vaguely aware of what's around him, aside from his mother. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-06-01 12:57 am UTC (link)
	Sif let her wife deal with their son and she looked at their oldest child. "What happened here?" she asked. She did grab a towel and start to wipe away the blood on Svalin's face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2012-06-01 01:12 am UTC (link)
	"We wert playing siege," Svalin explained. "I wast inside protecting the princess and Hal wast a Frost Giant trying to destroy Asgard." She stood still while her mother wiped the blood off of her face. "He didst get inside," Svalin said regretfully. "I didst try to keep him out." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nextgen_parent 2012-06-01 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Einmyria does manage to hold fast to Halbjorn. "Aye, clearly," she responds to Svalin's words with sadness in her eyes. "Halbjorn," she says firmly, doing her best to get him to focus. "We shalt all have to talk a great deal when thy father returns." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2012-06-01 01:22 am UTC (link)
	As he calms down, he gets a lot easier to hold on to, taking deep breaths still, eyes getting a little more focused, looking at the house as if seeing it in its current state for the first time. "Aye... mother." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

shield_maiden
2012-06-01 01:25 am UTC (link)

"I tried mine best to keep him out of the great hall and from destroying Asgard," Svalin said clearly not understanding Einmyria's concerns. "Next time I won't fail and Asgard wilt be safe."

"We art sorry for the damage. We didst not realize that we hadst caused so much." There was a mention of Father and that meant consequences for what happened.

Svalin looked from one mother to the other. She took responsibility for what happened. It was better to accept consequences than try to pass blame or deny it was her fault.

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nextgen_parent
2012-06-01 01:30 am UTC (link)

Sif finished wiping off the blood and put the towel down. She looked at Svalin's nose.

"Hold still," she said and set Svalin's nose. To her credit her daughter didn't flinch.

"Worry not," Sif told both children. "It ist only some damage. It can be replaced or repaired. We art glad the two of you art not seriously injured."

Sif smiled. "Next time the Frost Giant won't get inside to destroy Asgard."

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