Tyr was confused, he was certain that Tor was passed out so what was the problem now?
How did he vanish into thin air before his brain could look for a solution? He felt a hard slap on his back, he looked back and saw Bjorn.
"Hahaha! My brother is now a man!" Bjorn bragged and Tyr could not help but smile at his older brother's comment.
"I have always been a man," Tyr countered.
"I have to admit defeat in this, you have defeated me in this battle…" Bjorn conceded defeat because he did not see himself getting married soon which was fine as he had the rest of his life.
"You are acting weird, Bjorn…" Tyr cringed, he was not used to seeing Bjorn act so gullible.
"Shut up… I am really glad that things are working out for you, you deserve such a life after all you have been through," Bjorn said, Tyr noticed he was being serious.
"It has been a long ride, brother but I made it here because of all of you…" Tyr blurted out but Bjorn looked away because he knew that he had abandoned his brother in his times of need.
Tyr was alive because of his own strength, not because of anyone else.
"You do not need to lie, I know I abandoned you," Bjorn muttered but Tyr quickly put him down.
"Nonsense! You… You drove me, our rivalry kept me going! I kept getting stronger because I knew I could not be left behind by you! Mother's love kept my heart from going cold and Father's title helped me realize my ambition!" Tyr said and Bjorn was surprised by this.
He never knew that this was how Tyr viewed everything and this changed his perspective.
"I trust you with my life, brother and that will never change," Tyr reassured. Bjorn could feel his eyes get blurry but this was because of the tears that welled up in his eyes.
"I love you, Bjorn…" Tyr said and he meant these words that came out of his mouth.
Bjorn could not contain his excitement as the tears drilled down his cheeks.
"I love you too, Tyr," Bjorn responded, he could feel the guilt on his chest the moment he said this.
Bjorn hearing that Tyr would trust him no matter what only made him want to do good by his younger brother all the more.
"Bjorn, how are things going with Askild?" Tyr asked and Bjorn visibly tensed up the moment he heard this.
This did not go unnoticed by Tyr, Tyr noticed this but he allowed it to pass because what he needed right now was an answer.
"I cannot kill King Askild…" The moment Bjorn said this, Tyr looked disappointed with this response.
"What do you mean you cannot?" Tyr asked with a raised brow.
"I mean not now, Kattegat will fall if King Askild dies…" Bjorn quickly corrected himself because he realized that Tyr misunderstood him.
"What is going on in Kattegat?" Tyr questioned.
"There is a power tussle in Kattegat. I might have what I need to take down Askild but I need you to trust me on this," Bjorn said and Tyr sighed.
He was worried that Bjorn might have had a change of heart but that was not the case.
Tyr could focus on other pressing matters now and that included the disappearance of Tor.
He had no intention of telling Bjorn what was going on because he knew he could handle it and the more people he involved, the more complicated it could become.
"You will have to excuse me, brother…" Tyr said, getting up to his feet as he walked away.
Bjorn wondered where he was going but he realized it was Tyr's wedding day so he would most likely be nervous; he did excuse his brother but Tyr soon stopped in his tracks before walking right back at Bjorn.
Bjorn was seated close to him and knowing how vigilant Bjorn was, there was no way he would have missed him if he did leave.
Tyr realized that Bjorn might be able to tell him where Tor was.
"Say, did you see where the passed-out Viking was close to you? I have some business with him," Tyr asked and Bjorn thought nothing of this sudden change in conversation.
"Oh, he was carted away by a few Vikings of his kingdom, I do not know where to though," Bjorn said and this information was all Tyr needed.
If he was carted away, the chances that he was still passed out and not spoken to anyone were high.
Tyr heaved a relieved sigh, he thought that the man had woken up and blabbed his mouth, Tyr still did not believe he deserved to die.
Without saying another word, Tyr left but Bjorn already knew not to tell anyone of their discussion without Tyr having to say it.
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Estrid kept walking, she looked visibly stressed and she soon bumped into someone. It was no other than Salgard.
In all of Salgard's years, he has never seen Estrid look this terrified and unlike everyone else, Salgard's train of thought was completely different from the average person so he could spot these things.
"You had something to do with Ludvig's disappearance, didn't you?" Salgard asked the moment he set eyes on Estrid and her body language gave him his answer despite Estrid verbally denying it.
"Tell me everything," This was all Salgard said and Estrid knew that there was no point hiding it from Salgard. She understood that she had been made, Salgard was not easily fooled and he could sense a lie. He knew Estrid was lying to him back at the hall, she was not the best liar seeing as she never needed to hone this skill as Rugalf never got angry regardless of what she did but even with this, not everyone could see through her "acting" so to speak. Salgard knew whatever was going on was troublesome the moment she told her first lie and he kept his eyes on her throughout.
He noticed that she got uneasy the moment Ludvig's disappearance became a problem and he tracked her after she left the hall. He even witnessed her little confrontation with Tyr despite not hearing what they said due to the hushed tones they spoke in but he knew from the atmosphere that something was going on.
"Okay, Uncle Salgard," Estrid conceded
