Raiding plans [Hvitserk]

Subject: Raiding plans [Hvitserk] Sun Dec 17, 2017 11:57 am

Ivar & Ubbe

Ubbe sat on the table, feet resting on the seat where he supposed to be sitting on, his hands folded around a cup while he gazed over the man assembling since there was pronounced they would go raiding again. Björn was away and Aslaug saw it as a good opportunity to let this task rest on her sons, so they could prove everybody that they were the sons of Ragnar. A lot of these men used to fight along side of Ragnar back in the day, in England, in Paris and it was to them as sons to lead them further. Ubbe brought his cup to his lips, drinking from in, stroking his fingers over his beard while looking at them one by one. His concern wasn’t the experienced man they needed to handle, it was Ivar. Since the brothers got the news Ivar crawled away and Ubbe didn’t saw him ever since. Sigurd sat on the seat not much further, Hvitserk was on his way, but where was Ivar … It concerned him more then anything else, knowing that his brother wouldn’t let this go easily.

‘Did you see Ivar?’ he asked Hvitserk as soon as he came into sight, looking over to the door while biting his lip. Some men were asking when they would leave, what preparations they needed to make, where Björn was in all of that but Ubbe mostly tried on keeping his focus to his two brothers, it was their raid, they needed to find a good way, like Ragnar would wanted it to go. Maybe they needed Björn after all, but he didn’t let that thought slip in as he saw the enthusiasm of all the men around him. It was a long time ago Kattegat raid and now that time had come again.

Ivar dragged his body forward on the metal pieces, leaving Floki with that satisfying grin all over his face. His confident prepared to fight everybody who would stop him from going. He had as much right, cripple or not, he was a son of Ragnar after all. He was expecting trouble, not only from his mother but also from his eldest brother. He was expecting people to start mocking him and his mind was completely ready to take that argument to a whole other level. He dragged himself into the great hall, the metal pinching into the floor and leaving the silence while he crawled forward. Ubbe jumped from the table, looking at his brother with a tilted head, trying to figure out what he had been up to. ‘Brothers.’ Ivar greeted them, pushing himself up on the table aside Hvitserk, giving him an almost amused look before looking to his two other brothers. ‘What are we discussing?’ He asked, almost joyful. ‘Hmm?’ He looked fort and back between them, from Ubbe, to Hvitserk, to Sigurd and all the way back. Did he care who was watching him in the process of all of that.

Subject: Re: Raiding plans [Hvitserk] Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:10 pm

While Hvitserk normally wasn’t too interested in being the man with the plans, preferring to just do his own thing and let other people do all the worrying, but this was different. This was the first raid he’d actively be participating in, and it was his family making the plans and preparations and he wanted to be involved. Which was why he was up relatively early, for him, and on his way to the great hall. To make sure decisions weren’t being made without him.

Almost as soon as he entered the great hall, Ubbe was asking him if he’d seen Ivar and Hvitserk shook his head at his brother. “Not yet, why? Is he missing? Is he angry?” He could only imagine that Ivar would not be thrilled at the idea of being left behind. Hvitserk couldn’t really blame him, of course. If Ubbe tried to tell him he wasn’t allowed to go, he wouldn’t take it well at all. And Ivar… had never really dealt well with the word ‘no’ to begin with.

As if on cue, Ivar made his way into the great hall, which was suddenly filled with silence, save the thump thump of the metal spikes Ivar was using to help himself along. Hvitserk glanced from Ivar to Ubbe and back again. This should be interesting. When his brother took the seat beside him, Hvitserk nodded his greeting before once again looking back and forth between his older and younger brothers. “What are we discussing, Ubbe?” Because he certainly wasn’t dealing with an angry Ivar when it came to these raid plans. Thanks but no thanks.

Honestly, if anyone should be telling Ivar he couldn’t go it was their mother. And if she wasn’t going to do it, Hvitserk didn’t see any reason Ivar couldn’t come. It wasn’t really the sort of thing he felt he needed to get involved in, honestly. Mostly because Ivar was seated right beside him with that slightly crazy look in his eye and he definitely wouldn’t be telling his brother no right now. But also, if the family was planning a raid, the whole family should be able to go. Right?

“It’s just us, right? Kattegat? No Harald, no Halfdan?” Hvitserk thought he probably preferred it that way, honestly. A chance for the sons of Ragnar to show what they were capable of. He didn’t doubt for a second that things would work out for them.

Subject: Re: Raiding plans [Hvitserk] Sat Dec 23, 2017 10:50 am

Ivar & Ubbe

Ubbe was waiting on the day he could prove himself, to his mother, to Kattegat, to wherever Ragnar was. He didn’t train all those days to just wait and sit here until somebody took Kattegat over, or until Ragnar came back. The older he got the more he longed to tasted the thrill of a raid, to go out with his brothers as the sons of Ragnar. Aslaug granting them this didn’t came without certain rules, Ivar couldn’t come and Kattegat, or better Ragnar, his finest warriors would join them. But it was all up to them and in a way it was scary, to know he, Hvitserk and Sigurd needed to do this on themselves, without Björn, without their father. Ubbe always hoped for Ragnar to join, to do it together but it seemed that it would stay with that one time Paris where he and Hvitserk got the chance to join.

As soon as Hvitserk walked in Ubbe jumped up, asking for Ivar. ‘We need to tell him he can’t come.’ Ubbe said on his brothers words, grabbing himself another cup of ale. ‘He knows he can’t come, I’m only imagining what he is trying to accomplish right now.’ Ubbe followed, not entirely worried about his youngest brother, more worried about how this would work out. Ivar didn’t took no for an answer, he understood Aslaug for keeping her youngest son home but he equally understood Ivar for wanting to prove him. And it was like he just said it and Ivar crawled in with that determined look in his eyes. Ubbe brought his cup to his lips, looking how Ivar pulled himself up aside Hvitserk, making a little eye contact that just said enough, Ivar was willing to take it far in order for him to join the raid.

Ivar threw the metal spikes before him on the table, crossing his arms as he looked over to his brother, smiling when Hvitserk simply repeated that question. ‘Where were you?’ Ubbe asked his younger brother. ‘That isn’t an answer to the question, but fine,’ Ivar said, raising his hand in a dismissive gesture. ‘I was with Floki.’ He just said, looking from one brother to the other, almost begging for one of them to ask more, or challenge him. But Ubbe wasn’t doing it, instead he turned his attention to the questions Hvitserk was asking. ‘It’s just us,’ Ubbe said, sitting down on the edge of the table again. ‘no Björn either.’ He pointed towards the door, kindly remembering that Björn ran away from Kattegat. ‘This is our raid, to prove ourselves as the sons of Ragnar.’ Ubbe said with a determined look. ‘All of us, no?’ Ivar asked curious. Ubbe places his cup on the table. ‘Mother doesn’t want you to go.’ Ubbe started. Ivar chuckled amused, leaning back a little. ‘And you always listen to what mother has to say brother.’ He reacted a little sharp. ‘You don’t want me to come?’ He followed challenging, before looking aside to Hvitserk and over to Sigurd. ‘What about you brothers? You want me to stay home? Hmm, Sigurd? Hvitserk?’ He asked, looking forth and back between the two of them.

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