Viking Blood

Category: Historical

The letter was still on the table, unopened, as it had been for three days.

The fire had burned down to embers, but neither of them moved to stoke it.

A knock at the door changed everything.

The morning light filtered through the curtains, painting the room in soft gold.

He was the kind of man who kept his word, even when it cost him.

The map was old, its edges frayed, but the path it showed was unmistakable.

The market was bustling with merchants, their voices a chorus of bargains and boasts.

There were stories told of this place, and none of them ended well.

The end.

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