Remnants Of The Sun by J.A. Day

Author:J.A. Day [Day, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub

GETTING VOTES THROUGH THE COUNCIL IS ALL ABOUT WINING, DINING, AND MAKING TRADES

‘Diary of Jarl Jeanette Arnoldson’

Ever since being revealed to be the Jarl, Sigrun found herself in more and more uneasy interactions with the people of the wagon train. When she joined a group of farmers on their lunch break, the farmers would stare at her fine cloak and brooch with mistrust. The conversation the farmers were having would change to one of mundane matters, or would stop altogether. She tried to use her easy charm and joking manner to get them talking again, but most were not convinced. After a day of constant frustration she asked one group why they were being so cagey, and they told her that she was the Jarl and so they had to be wary of what they said to her. Protesting by saying she would not use their words against them only went on deaf ears.

Her interactions with the important Baldurs weren’t that much better. Sven Baldur always had time for her, trying to make her feel welcome in the group. But it didn’t seem to ingratiate herself with the other men and women in fine cloaks. They always looked at her with disdain, like they were looking at some horse shit on their shoe. Even when she managed to instigate a conversation they would speak slowly to her, and assumed she couldn’t possibly know anything of value.

Sigrun couldn’t understand this shift. In parties she used to be able to talk to both commoners and important people alike. Everyone seemed to love her attitude and her jokes. But now that she was Jarl she was drifting more and more away from the people she was supposed to help. How would she know what actions to take if they wouldn’t talk with her, how would she get the important family members on board if they looked down on her?

Another question came to her: how was Hannes loved by the people? Because it felt to her, from what farmers and important Baldurs had said, that they both got on with him and even liked him. Whenever they thought she was not around - and sometimes when she was around - the people talked about how they missed Hannes and how he had a better personality. What had Hannes done so differently?

It was a mystery but one that she would have to work out later, as she had more important Hannes business to deal with. She had to stop his army recruiting, and to do that she had to get a vote from Gregor Baldur in the council for her law reducing parties.

The farmers in Bonde Square were hard at work, scything stalks of wheat, corn, or oats, examining bushes for ripened veg and fruit, or bent over pulling out bushels of carrots or potatoes. The day’s temperature was warm, the world had transitioned into spring. All the farmers had sweaty brows and tired looks.

She walked past the farmers, feeling their narrowed eyed gaze. Her

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