all I want is one more chance to be young and wild and free; Lagertha

[Vi]

All I want is one more chance to be young and wild and free

She sees the expression on Lagertha’s face and her heart drops. Her head follows suite, eyes falling to the ground as Lagertha answers. Lagertha doesn’t know. Sette is gone, and even Lagertha doesn’t know where she is.

She’s gone. “N-no. I don’t know either.”

The knowledge hits her hard and she freezes for a moment, numb. She’s gone. Where could she have gone?

Then an idea forms, a tentative, hopeful idea. An idea that terrifies her. “I … I’ll look for her.” It will mean leaving the Jungle and heading into the world beyond, something she hasn’t done since the day she was brought here so many years ago. Something that terrifies her.

But Sette … Sette is her only friend. The only person left in her life. And though she would never admit it aloud, she … feels about Sette … a little more than she should. Truly, the person she cares most about in the world.

She looks towards the undergrowth, and the enormity of what she’s about to do hits her. Where the hell is she even going to start? There are no clues, no scent trails … nothing. And as she’s already noted, not even Sette’s mother has any idea where she is. She has nothing to go on. But, she’s still going to try. She turns to glance back at the grey queen, a sad smile crossing her face. “Bye Lagertha. I hope I find her.” Then she turns away and heads out through the trees. She has a long journey ahead of her.

Ugh this post. Ah well, it's done!