Surrender To The Viking by Joanna Fulford

Author:Joanna Fulford [Joanna Fulford]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Historical Romance, Medieval Romance, Romance, Viking, Vikings. Love Story, Warrior, Warriors
ISBN: 9780373297900
Google: xRFsAwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0373297904
Barnesnoble: 0373297904
Goodreads: 19302552
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-05-31T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

In spite of her concern for Finn and her eagerness to arrive at their destination Lara found herself enjoying the voyage the next day. The morning was fair and the breeze keen so that white caps chased each other across the wide expanse of grey-green water. The air was sharp and smelled pleasantly of brine and rope and wood. It was good to be away from danger and the stench of death. The thought of Ravndal no longer daunted her. On the contrary she found herself looking forward to some peace and quiet and a more settled way of life.

She looked at Finn and pulled the sealskin closer around him. He was sleeping again and he was still very pale but his flesh had lost some of its alarming chill. Moreover when she’d checked his wound earlier there was no sign of fresh bleeding. With care and rest he would recover. In the meantime a settled life would mean a chance to get to know him better. Suddenly she wanted that very much. Familiarity hadn’t bred contempt; far from it. All her former hopes that he might often be absent had entirely disappeared. But what if he didn’t want a settled life? What if he wished to follow the whale road as he had before? Why should he not revert to his old life? He’d married her because it was expedient and, although he’d treated her well, that didn’t necessarily mean he’d be staying around. He’d never pretended love and she had no power to hold him. Even the wife he had loved hadn’t been able to do that.

There were so many questions she wanted to ask him about the past and the future but they were going to have to wait. What mattered now was to restore him to full health.

* * *

As Alrik had predicted they reached Ravndal the following afternoon. The arrival of three ships could not fail to cause a stir but when the watchers on the jetty identified who the visitors were their arrival was greeted with words of welcome. Willing hands helped to carry the injured ashore and then the whole company trooped up to the hall. The majority of the men would sleep there later; the rest would make shift in the barn.

Finn was carried to a separate building that was clearly intended for family sleeping accommodation. One end had been curtained off to provide the jarl with a measure of privacy. It contained a large bed, a stand holding a wooden basin and a jug, a stool and a wooden storage chest. The servants set Lara’s box down next to it and stowed Finn’s sea chest and his war gear in one corner.

When she had seen Finn laid carefully in the bed Lara had lost no time in bespeaking clean water and bandages and in finding out exactly what medicinal plants were available for use. One of the women servants showed her the store which, mercifully, was well stocked. Lara’s gaze scanned the small room.

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