*Catherine*
I watch as Harald closes the door behind Erik. He turns to me and smiles.
“Wife,” he says softly as he approaches me. “I am going to shift now to let Skoll out a bit, and then I’ll be back, alright?”
I nod and smile. “Please be safe. It is so cold outside.”
“I won’t be gone for too long,” he tells me, leaning in to kiss me before he goes to the door. He tugs his boots and clothes off quickly, leaving them inside this time before he opens the door and steps out into the snow.
My husband. I giggle, unable to believe that he truly is now, which means that when he returns, we will finally be together physically… and I am nervous. I think back to the talk that Helga had me translate for Eleanor on her wedding day. It sounded nothing like my experience with the Jarl,
