Princess cake hole




001 The two ships trade fire.
"Anation v bnation"

002. A young dark skinned noble woman in purple festooned with xtian symbology is hustled to a life boat.
"Princess of bnation is moved to safety"

003. Two noblemen and two young guards are in the boat with her, the two guards the rowers.


004. The four men are killed as the boat crashes on rocks


005. She swims ashore


006. On the shore is a broken boat, a young man in furs and festooned with viking symbology is there

007. He slams his axe down on the boat
"Speaks in welsh"

008. She cringes away in fright as he approaches, still speaking
"More welsh“ then in english "no hurt. you speak the english tongue?"

009. She nods and puts her hand to her chest
"I am lady Kimberly of house Rose of Cristalia, my family are traders and will pay for my return."

010. He points to the boat then to the ocean, showing other shipwrecks.
"Broken. Ocean dangerous here. Impossible to leave. I am Karl, jarl of dragon reach, of the Northern Reaches, beyond the Frost Wall, in the land of plentiful coal."

011. She's sitting on the beach as he crafts a spear and atlatl. Then he hunts.
"Though Lady Kimberly and the barbarian warlord are trapped on the island, she does not trust the heathen but must accept his help."

012. He's teaching her how to cast a lure to surf fish
"As time passes, she learns to trust him."

13. His beard is thick and luxurious. They're kissing.
"And one day, the trust becomes something more."

14. We see a ship on the horizon and a boat heading towards them.
"It looked as if they were saved."

15. Those who rescued them are allies of Cristalia but neutral with the Northern Reaches.

16. Waiting officials of Cristalia order their guards to attack Karl. He fights them off handily but Kimberly is hustled away as he fights.
"Stripped of each other, Karl returned to his home, unknowing his firstborn was carried southward along with his love."

17. Karl returned home defeats the jarl who took over.
"Returned to his home, Karl is restless, even now as he controls three times as much land and a hundred raider ships."

18. We see Karl watching the women work as they weave.
"As he watches the womenfolk, he is reminded of long talks with Kimberly and her own fascination and skill with weaving."

19. Lady Kimberly is quickly married off to poor minor noble
"Her shame must be alleviated."

20. Kimberly is holding a pale child as she lies in bed.
"A child that could have united two warring kingdoms."

21. Karl is learning to weave.
"Mocked for his new proclivity, Karl faces more challenges for his authority. He cares not."

22. As the young princess grows up, she is trained in weaponry.
"Against her stepfather's wish, young Katrina is trained in the arts of war, much as her father's people all are, Kimberly remembers."

23. Princess Katrina grows strong and tall, like her father, still training in the arts.
"Her skills with a bow and a spear outstrip those of knights, gaining her renown with the courts for even as her stepfather has widowed her mother, leaving her with two more young children, knights and others seek her favor."

24. One day, kimberly sees a rug in her favorite colors with all of her favorite flowers bordering it in a curious pattern.
"The rug's beauty was only matched by its curious design. She purchased it and it soon graced the floor of Katrina's quarters."

25. Finally, kimberly decides to tell her daughter the truth.
"Your name, in your father's form would be katrina karlsdottir. He's a strong warlord, his people raid the northern settlements. They changed some though. They stopped taking slaves except for those of the cloth. And they destroy all religious signs. Your father knows—knew how much I hated following the Crista."

26. Katrina sitting in her room studying a book on the northerners.
"Katrina learns her father is hated by her mother's people. His vindictiveness towards the Crista and its gods is only matched by his fervency to his god Halja, queen of Hel. The bodies of priests are found with her sign carved or burnt onto their bodies with the sign of the blood eagle."

27. She stares at the wall as her mother looks in.
"It may be true. But remember, our people are at war. The criers say what the king tells them to about the war. Your father may do that or it may be others."

28. She's sitting with her mother now.
"Do you think he would like me?" "His people revere family. Even cuckold children are cherished it's said. I wish he had learned of you."

29. Karl is watching children as they train with sword and shield in a large Arena as another warrior approaches.
"Jarl, time for the Thing."

30. Karl, the warrior, six women, and four more men sit on 12 of the 36 elevated stone chairs in circle with a small opening for people between two of the seats.
"The Thing: the court of law. Here they sit in judgement."

31. A warrior is brought forward, his accuser is also in the circle.
"Accused of stealing a horse, the only witness is the owner of the horse."

32. Karl and the others are now standing together.
"The owner of the horse is a poor farmer."
"Aye, he's 'lost' horses before."
"Then the hólmganga?"

33. A young girl is running through the village, yelling.
"Holmganga! Holmganga! Efrim to face his accuser Lars in Holmganga!"

34. The two men stood on a large leather, approximately fifteen by twenty feet where three roads meet.
"The Jarl spoke the words and the battle is begun

35. Efrim strikes Lars with the shield, crushing him between it and the stone marker of Dragon Reach.
"In his defeat and unslain, Lars is outlawed. His farm is stripped from him, his enemies are free to hunt him, none may aid him."

36. Karl congratulates the warrior.
"In defeat, Lars accusations are found to be untrue. Efrim is free to go. Having been the recipient of rumors believed to have been started by Lars, Efrim will be one of many to hunt the new outlaw."

37. Katrina is sitting in a mostly empty stadium, watching the foreign slaves practicing. A servant stands behind her.
"Tell the pitmaster i wish to see the northerners fight in their own style, not the arena style."

38. The servant is speaking to the pitmaster. 
"The pitmaster does not understand."

39. The pitmaster stands before lady katrina.
"I do not want to see the style for the arena. Give them weapons of northerners and let them train like northerners. I need to see how they fight."

40. Lady Katrina, armed as her father's people, is in the training grounds with them, absorbing their style.
"A rapidly arising scandal is quashed when the prince of the realm, on hearing of lady katrina's interests in northerners' fighting styles, has his knights also observe."

41. Lady Katrina is celebrating her fifteenth birthday with a few friends.
"Fifteen, she is now well past the age to be engaged but Lady Kimberly refuses to force her daughter into an arranged marriage."

42. Karl and other kings of the north sit at Thing, this one in a building, their circle of 36 chairs all filled and surrounded by thousands of vikings.






"I am lady Katrina, daughter of karl of dragon reach."
"She has his look. And fights like him too. A ber-serkr like him!"

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