Victory or Valhalla {sihtric kjartansson}

Part 19

They were just a few short hours away from Eoferwic and though it had been 2 days since their little tryst in the forest Evielin was now the one avoiding Sihtric. She had come to realize that she was falling in love with him and wanted to be with him but she couldn't bring her heart to believe he felt the same way. After being separated for two years they reunited as strangers again. Though they did not know each other extremely long before she was taken .. she was at least able to call him a friend then.
Since waking up from being unconscious Sihtric had been avoiding her but for him to all of a sudden kiss her and not give her answers.
Evielin felt unsettled, she went through every possible reason but only one kept coming back to her. Even though Sihtric was a bastard son and was not treated good Kjartan was still his father and she had brutally killed him right in front of Sihtric without any remorse.

Evielin sat atop Mangi observing their small group of people only to lock eyes with Hild.
Hild brings her horse beside Magni
"How have you been feeling?" Hild asks her
"Like my old self. In truth I feel a little weak from being confined to small spaces for so long but I don't see it taking much longer until I'm back or better than I was before." Evielin says sneaking a glance at sihtric who was to her far left. Not being able to hear what him , Finan and Uhtred speak about.. but it seems to be funny because they all of a sudden start to laugh.
She could look at his smile and listen to his laugh all day long she thought to herself until Hild clears her throat looking to Evie with a knowing look.
"I'll tell you this....He has not visited a whore house since you were taken" Hild tells her in a very hushed tone.
Raising her brows in shock not sure if she should feel shocked for someone knowing her secret or happy that he wasn't humping whores.
"Don't worry I won't tell a soul." Hild says to Evie giving her a warm smile.
"You can't know that for sure." Evie says in a hushed tone.
"Hild...even though we are different I just.. I'm in trying to say.. well thank you, for always being a wonderful friend not just to me but to Uhtred as well ." Evielin tells her returning her smile.

Upon their arrival to the nunnery in Eoferwic
Muttered and Evielin are the first to dismount their horses.
They see Gisela running out of the nunnery with a tear stained face as she runs into the arms of Uhtred.
Guthreds abbot Eadred follows out behind her
"She is already married Uhtred , married to your uncle! Abbot Eadred declares as he makes his way near them. "Aidan ( Ælfric's steward from Bebbanburg )was present to fill in place for Ælfric."
Come girl you are to be going to Bebbanburg to be with your husband!"

Uhtred turned to Gisela "did you say I do?
"No."
"Did you consummate this marriage?"
"No."
"Then You are not married"
"SHE IS MARRIED it was planned by king Guthred himself."Abbot Eadred tells him again.
Evie look couldn't understand for the life of her why this man was acting haughty to them. The smug grin he makes when he talks is really starting to piss her off.
"She is married in gods eyes you will unhand her!" The abbot angrily says making his way to grab Gisela.
"Unhand her Abbot!" Uhtred said in an annoyed tone.
The man ignores him
Evielin spoke up giving the abbot an ominous look" I believe he said unhand her.. now!"
Evie took a step closer only for her to hear Abbot Eadred stupid voice again. "Get your whore back or she won't be going to her new husband in one piece." The abbot said, unknown to him though that was all it took for Evie to see red. Within seconds Evie had drawn one of her swords shoving Gisela to Uhtred and stabbed the abbot in the chest. With gurgling sounds coming from his mouth she brings it out only to pound it in his chest and again then again.

Uhtred checks over Gisela then turns to his sister giving her a smirk but turns his head to Ælfric's steward Aiden
"Tell my uncle that his wife will be in bed with Uhtred of Bebbanburg if he ever dares come to retrieve her."
Wiping the blood off her sword she stands making her way atop Magni.
"Any longer and it would have been me who did away with the Abbot." Uhtred says guiding Gisela up top his horse.
"Hmph sorry to beat you to it brother I was getting antsy."
Gisela turns to Evielin and reached over to grab her hand. "Thank you!" The girls smile to one another before Hild speaks up.
"Uhtred king Alfred will not be happy upon hearing the murder of an abbot!"
"Then we shall worry about it when the time comes." Uhtred say climbing onto his horse to sit behind Gisela. Turning his horse to face everyone.
"We ride to Winchester!"