A New Beginning (Raven's Joining)

Ragnar did not deal well with trespassers, mostly because the numbers in which they had been coming into his land had been beyond ridiculous. He did not imagine that all of these ignorant whelps that had trespassed had a death wish then they had done it, but it had almost brought them to Odinn's domain. Ragnar had nearly killed Tiarnan when the young foreigner had trespassed upon Stavanger Bay. It had been luck that had saved his life that day. Ragnar had been contentedly nestled between his wives, the Queen and the Priestess when the call had rose into the night for him. It was from the boy, the one that reminded Ragnar too much of his sons for his own personal liking, that made the scarred Scandinavian weary, the boastful one that had torn the Viking from the comfort of his wives' bodies. Still, it was urgent and he was the Jarl. It was his job to put duty before his own pleasures. With a kiss to the brow and a nuzzle of each wife's neck he slid from his spot betwixt them and shrugged out of the Jarl's den and began heading in the direction the youth's howl had risen from.

He arrived on the scene, hackles bristled along the strong curve of his spine, eyes of caribbean ice bright and harsh, lip curled back from his teeth as his gaze locked onto the trespassing female with the precision of a predator. A low warning growl slipped from between the Jarl's lips as his tounge raked across his sharp canines in a threatening manner, the scarred left side of his head tilted up, catching the moon's light. Brazenly, with no fear of death, the demon approached her, stance dominate and assertive, coy and aggressive. He did not feel like playing his game of mischief. This woman was the reason why he was not drifting into slumber between his wives, with his children scattered about him and his Queen Wife (having their reservations regarding his Priestess Wife). Give me one good reason why I should not kill you. After all, as far as deaths went trespassing was not one that Odinn considered a unnecessary death. Not when he had no idea the intentions of the trespasser and had not only subordinates but children and babes still in the womb to protect.

TABLE CODE BY JOHN