Kaarina: Rejected (Viking Guardians Book 2) by Clarkson Kaitlynn

Author:Clarkson, Kaitlynn [Clarkson, Kaitlynn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Cockatoo Publishing
Published: 2020-06-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

M inna walked purposefully towards the barn where she knew Alfonso would be working. Her thoughts were on Landwulf. She wanted to make the right decision and that meant she must speak to Alfonso.

“Greetings, wife. What brings you to my barn?” Alfonso smiled at her.

She smiled back. “‘Tis a fine day to visit my husband away from the many ears in our house.”

“Is it a romp through the hay that you seek, my love?’

She laughed. Even after all these years of marriage, their love was strong; there had been times in the past when she had agreed with his quirky suggestions and they had indeed enjoyed a romp through the hay. But today, she had other things on my mind.

“As tempting as that sounds, no. I came to talk to you about something.”

He looked disappointed. “I was thinking a romp through the hay sounded good right now,” he said.

She grinned. “Never fear, husband. It shall happen again.”

“So why did you wish to talk to me?”

“It is about Landwulf.”

“Landwulf? Has he been causing trouble?”

“Not at all. But I’m concerned that he will find trouble.”

“How?”

“Have you not seen the way he looks at Kaarina? The boy is in love with her, I swear. And the girls seem to know more about it than they will say.”

“Is that such a bad thing? Kaarina is a fine girl.”

“That she is. I have no argument with her. But I think that our Landwulf should choose a bride from among the people of our faith. Besides, Kaarina has no kin to call her own and no one to arrange a brðtlouft for her. She is like an orphan.”

“That should not matter, my dear. We know what it is like to be outcasts, remember?”

“You are right. As you say, she is a fine girl. But not for Landwulf.”

“So what do you propose to do?”

“We shall send him to the village of Alahsan to find a wife from among our people there. It will do him good to leave our village and venture far away.”

“It will make a man of him,” Alfonso agreed. “Very well, wife, you know best in these things. Do as you see fit.”

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