Wolf Kissed (Luna Marked Book 1)

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In December that year, Eivor and her crew pursued Kjotve to the west of Rygjafylke, though they were captured by her enemy. While captured, she and her crew members were scattered and hunted by Kjotve's men in Avaldsnes. Before leaving Eivor to be sold into slavery in Ireland, Kjotve taunted her and displayed the very axe that he had taken from her father to kill him sixteen years prior. [8] Eivor eventually joined Erke, Stowe, and Ljufvina at Forward Camp, a Saxon camp which they planned to conquer. Stowe advised to allow himself to speak with the Saxon soldiers, who were Christian, to attempt to avert them and avoid bloodshed. Eivor watched as Stowe spoke with the Saxon soldiers, successfully convincing a select few soldiers to leave King Alfred and join Stowe and Erke in Lunden, where they would provide new economic opportunities. Intrigued by Stowe's offer, several soldiers left, making the fight against the remaining soldiers easier. [124] When Eivor returned to Vagn, she spoke of success in River Rhine. Vagn warned her that the rives she had previously raided had grown aware of her and raised their defense levels, including the addition of various River Champions hunting her down. Having already defeated three River Champions, Eivor set off to eliminate the others, though not before being handed a note from Vagn, written from one of the River Champions threatening her. [243]

When she completed her first ten contracts for the Thousand Eyes, Eivor returned to Reda and was gifted the Rune Shield from the young merchant. [46] Alva's Mission [ ]With the four armor pieces, as well as the cape that she had recieved from Hytham previously, Eivor was able to lift and collect the mythical Mjölnir in Norway, in between Goinnhellir and the Ulvannos Iron Mine. [3] Finding Excalibur [ ]

Thus, Eivor returned to Sigfred as they continued to prepare for the siege. However, she sought for peace and wanted to talk with Charles once more. [227] Preparing their forces, Eivor and Sigfred moved his warriors and catapults into Defender's Rest, facing towards the Île de la Cité. [228] Meeting with Toka's former lover and smuggler, Nolwenn, Eivor set up explosives under the Wooden Bridge's weak points. [229] Once more, she soon investigated and found King Charles again and talked about a peace, only to be met with a condition of bringing Bernard to him. [230] Eivor traveled southwest to Werham, where she met with her old ally Soma. Eivor previously noted the Norse and Saxon flags flying side by side. She asked of the peace, which Soma updated her friend on Guthrum, who was attempting to make peace with King Alfred. Knowing of Alfred's mischievous methods, Soma told Eivor to join Guthrum at the peace meeting. Eivor entered the church, where she found Guthrum arguing with Alfred and Goodwin. Guthrum was arguing for kingship as Eivor intervened, challenging the Saxons. The Saxon guards in the church left as Alfred made a remark on Ubba's death during the Battle of Cynwit. The two Vikings left the church in disbelief. Eivor recalled what had happened in Wincestre, and decided to command the warriors to burn the village to the ground. [176] Eivor returned to Vagn and handed her a piece of a map she collected from the Spear Champion's corpse. Vagn examined it and directed her to River Rhine, a river in Francia. In River Rhine, Eivor eventually raided Ferrières, a Frankish town southeast of Wulfram Settlement. Eivor defeated several Captains before finding the River Champion himself, Ulfberht's Sword Champion. Eivor defeated the warrior and collected the Ulfberht Sword. [242]

As Eivor was tasked by Sigurd to grow the settlement, she participated in raids to stole resources for the construction of buildings and shops. [31] Afterwards, she met Randvi at the alliance map, where she explained the need to make alliances in England to assure the future of the colony. She decided to pledge to Grantebridgescire to help the jarlskona Soma and her Great Summer Army. Randvi also suggested Eivor talk with Hytham after building a bureau, as his research could help the clan in bringing in new allies. [32] The battle horn sounded again and Eivor awoke for the fourth time. This time, she had been greeted by Sigurd, who introduced the true Varin. However, Eivor knew that Varin had died a coward, and threw a knife at her father's head, killing him. Varin turned to dust. Concluding that her father should not have been there, Eivor began to question the simulation and it's purpose. Eivor followed Sigurd to the dining hall, where she attempted to convince Svala that the simulation was not real. She caught sight of a table full of the residents of Ravensthorpe, though they too had turned to dust. Eivor told Svala that he had not wanted to live in this world, and had made the decision to leave. [174] Near and in East Anglia, Eivor fought and the defeated three daughters of the late wealthy ealdorman Lerion, who had been executed over a decade earlier. After battling Regan, Goneril, and Cordelia in Walsham Crag Spalda Fens, and Berkelow Bog respectively. Each Daughter also held a piece of Thor's Set that Eivor looted from them, with Regan holding Thor's Battle Plate, Goneril holding Thor's Breeches, and Cordelia holding Thor's Gauntlets. Eivor also received a dagger from each of them, which she used as a key in Lerion's Estate to access and gain Thor's Helmet, completing the gear set. [3]

Eivor seems to possess some fragments of Odin's persona and memories. As is evident by their shared disdain for wolves, and how she recognised Odin's spear Gungnir when she discovered it within Goinnhellir. A year following the transpired events, now jarlskona of her clan, Eivor was invited to Dublin by Bárid mac Ímair, her maternal cousin. There, she helped Bárid secure his throne through an alliance with the recently crowned Flann Sinna, High King of Ireland. She also fought against the Children of Danu, a druidic cult that sought to prevent the Norse and Christian faiths from replacing their own. Upon the fortress wall, Gorm Kjotvesson taunted the Raven Clan, refusing to surrender even after witnessing his father's death. After launching a full assault on the fortress, Eivor caught up with Gorm within Agder's temple. As Gorm set the temple aflame, Eivor managed to scale the walls and escape through the roof, only to see Gorm flee on a horse. Eivor proceeded to loot the fortress, meeting Sigurd afterwards, who told Guthorm to inform Harald of their victory. Guthorm replied that he had already done so, saying that Harald had ensured a place at his Althing for the clan, to which Sigurd responded that they would attend. [23] Eventually, Dag was defeated, falling to the ground as he took his dying breaths. Odin appeared aside Eivor, insulting the fallen warrior, before she made the ultimate decision on whether or not to allow Dag into Valhalla. Randvi approached Eivor as she promised to the audience that she would find the Raven Clan's leader and return him home. In the morning, Dag's body was buried in a tomb in the settlement, where Eivor said her final words to her friend before leaving. [102] Red Hand of Jorvik [ ]The next time Eivor spoke with Vagn, she was told of a set of lost armor belonging to Saint George. Vagn told her of legends of the saint's legacy scattered throughout England, though his scouts had recently uncovered hints of the armor set and made a map for Eivor for both River Exe and River Severn. [188]