11. Precedence

Hesitantly you follow him outside, trying to keep steady on your feet, as you're slightly dizzy from the ****, among other things. When you round the bend in the path you stop in surprise when you see a group of people gathered round. You blush furiously when they see you and start cheering. Sten seems unbothered by this and continues walking as the crowd disperses. Keeping your head down, you stick closely to Sten's side, as you rejoin the large group by the fire. They keep celebrating late into the night and at some point you follow a few people that begin making their way to the great hall. The next morning you find Sten sleeping beside you and sit up slowly. Your head is softly pounding and your body is sore and slightly bruised. It's still early in the morning and you're relived to find that no one else seems to be up yet. You quickly draw yourself a bath and sigh deeply as you sink into the warm water. Leaning back you close your eyes as your tense muscles begin to loosen.

They quickly snap open a moment later when you hear the door behind you opening. Sten yawns deeply as he enters the room and rubs a hand across his face. When his hand lowers he looks down to see you and a slow smirk spreads across his face. You tense slightly as he leisurely strides forward before stopping at the side of the tub. Even though it's not your first time seeing him you still shrink back after he removes his pants. Reaching down he places a hand behind your head and pulls you forward. His other hand moves to your face and his thumb and fingers press into your cheeks forcing your mouth to open. He steps forward and you can feel the tip of his head pressing against your half parted lips. He lets go of your face and moves his hand to the back of your head. Your eyes water as he slams as much of his thick shaft into your mouth as can fit. His fingers curl around your hair as he begins slowly sliding your head back and forth. You feel saliva dribble down the side of your mouth as he pulls your head forward roughly. Reaching up you grab onto his forearms as you start **** when he begins sliding down your throat.

In the corner of your eye you can see people walk by the partially open door behind Sten. He seems to be completely unaware of them as he thrusts deeper into your gaping mouth. He pulls out slightly and you get a much needed breath of air before he shoves his entire length into your mouth. Sputtering, you feel your throat around his shaft spasm as warm liquid rushes through. He pauses for a moment before pulling out and you gasp in air deeply. Sten releases your head and you slowly slide back into the tub as he pulls his trousers back on. You sit there a for a few minutes after he leaves as the remnants of the taste of the thick liquid slowly dissipates. The water is no longer warm so you get out and dress quickly before heading back to Sten's room. You're somewhat relieved to find he's not there until you realize now you're unsure of what to do. After pacing around for a while you finally leave the room and hesitantly walk through the door to the great hall. There's considerably less people here today and they nod somewhat absentmindedly at you when you sit down. Some food is brought out to you and you frown when a large mug of ale is also set down.

You decide to abstain from it from now but gratefully eat some of the food after remembering you haven't eaten since the previous morning. As the next few months pass by you find yourself starting to become more accustomed to your new role. Your days are spent trying to learn the people's complex language and customs. You're thankful to find that the other women have soften up a bit now that you're officially Sten's wife. They unfortunately still refuse to answer the majority of your questions and treat you a bit like a young child. You're surprised to find that in addition to the more feminine duties they preform they also spend a lot of time practicing with weapons. When you ask to be taught they laugh and say you're not ready yet but allow you to watch them. Sten seems to spend the majority of the day taking care of affairs around the town. Occasionally, you run into the older man that was at your ceremony, and are somewhat mortified when you learn he is Sten's father. He goes by the name of Toke and the older woman, Sigrid, who's been the only consistently kind person to you is his wife. You do your best to avoid his gaze when you see him but always get an uncomfortable feeling when he's around. When night falls your work is far from over as Sten's need for you never seems to be completely satisfied.

One morning you awake to find Sten packing clothing and other items into a bag. You sit up quickly and frown before asking him what's going on. Everyone has been impressed with how quickly you've picked up their language and no longer feel the need to speak to you in your original one. "It's time for another raid." He explains as he places the last item in his bag before closing it. He waits a moment while you dress then you follow him outside the hall. There are many other men gathered around and you recognize a lot of them as the one's who had raided your own village. They seem to have been waiting for him and start walking down the path that leads to the dock when they see him. He turns to face you and you're surprised when you grabs you before deeply kissing you. He pulls away and adjusts the bag on his shoulder before joining the other men. A few other women stand around as well as you watch the men disappear around a bend in the forest. You ask a woman standing near you how long they will be gone for.

She simply shrugs before telling you it could be weeks to months depending on the sea. After a while the women disperse and you eventually make your way back inside. The next few weeks pass by rather uneventfully. You continue your lessons during the day but are happy to finally have some more time yourself while Sten is gone. You're sitting at a table in the great hall with a group of people one afternoon when the large front door bursts open. A man you don't recognize enters before quickly making his way up to where Toke and Sigrid are seated. You glance over and see a serious look pass over Toke's face as the strange man speaks to him. They're too far away for you to make out their words but after a moment Toke stands. The hall grows respectively quiet as everyone turns to face him when he says, "My people, it seems we are to be favored with a visit from the Konungr‎." You don't recognize the word he uses at the end but the people around you seem to grow excited by his words.