"You're doing great! Milady one more push and it'll be over I promise"
Freyja let out a pained moan, before screaming like a dragon, one of the midwives now held the bloodied child walking to a bowl of water to wash the child, the midwives threw praises at the woman, as she breathe heavily, the midwife holding the baby turned to Adeline passing the child to her
"A boy princess"
Adeline smiled, looking at Freyja who was now talking to Solaine who comfort her, Hvitserk smiled as Adeline passed his nephew to him, Hvitserk walked to the bed looking at Freyja
"He has your eyes"
Solaine laughed with Freyja, as Hvitserk looked at them
"I am not joking!"
Solaine sighed happily, as the child was now passed to her
"How will we tell Ivar?"
"Never... I won't let my child get raised by a madman"
"Good enough"
Solaine said, passing the boy to Freyja
"What will his name be?"
"Floki... He was a kind man, really"
Hvitserk smiled, turning to Frigg as she held her step-son now named after the god "Loki", Loki stood there trying to see the baby, Freyja turned to the seven-year-old gesturing him to come
"Come Loki... Meet the child"
Loki smiled and jumped in the bed much to the amusement of the others, Freyja pulled Loki closer so he could see Floki
"He looks like you"
"HA! I told you!"
Athena chuckled, as she walked in with a bowl of fruits
"The people of the town are giving this to you milady"
Hvitserk cleared his throat, changing his tone
"Good afternoon"
Frigg rolled her eyes, as Athena chuckled placing the bowl of fruit on the table, as Hvitserk heard the people chanting he walked out to check
Solaine and Hvitserk walked down the market, before stopping and seeing a Chinese father and daughter on the ground selling, they both kneeled as the girl looked at them nervously, Hvitserk grabbed a statue looking at it
"Is this a God?"
"No God. That is the Buddha"
"And who is Buddha?"
The man laughed, as Solaine helped the girl stand up, she whispered to the girl
"Your name?"
"Lixue..."
Solaine smiled patting the girl's head
"I'll buy the girl"
Solaine gave the men Gold, as she walked away to the cabin with Lixus, promising to meet Hvitserk in the hall
Solaine grabbed an old red dress that used to be worn by Yidu, she threw it at Lixue as she changed onto it
In the hall, Solaine stopped in front of Hvitserk, as she held Lixue's hand, Freydis gasped looking at Lixue
"She is such beauty! Ivar?"
Ivar looked at Freydis, who looked at him with puppy eyes, Ivar turned back to the three then his gaze looked at the Chinese
"What is her name sister..."
"Lixue."
"Lixue come here"
Solaine held her hand tighter shaking her head
"Sist-"
Solaine ran out with Lixue, as Ivar stood up angrily
"Let her be Ivar... She hasn't tasted freedom in a while"
In the morning, Solaine sat next to Hvitserk as he started at the Buddha
As Ivar and Hvitserk talked, Lixue sat next to Solaine holding Floki, Ivar looked at the boy turning to Hvitserk
"Freyja... "
"Yes she did"
Hvitserk responded as he gestured towards the boy who was fussing in their sister's arms, Ivar gestured to Solaine to pass him the boy his son Solaine hesitate before giving him the boy
"His name is Floki"
Floki looked up at his father smiling, as he tried to reach up, Freydis walked over smiling her smile fell seeing the boy in her husband's arm, before she could ask, Solaine spoke
"ELIGA- Eliga has given birth"
Freydis nodded and walked off
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