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The fog had followed you down from the mountains to the pathway that led you to Kattegat. Your wanderings had led you to this place for some reason and you weren't quite sure as to why. You knew the Queen was a Volva just like you, maybe the Gods wanted you to meet her? Perhaps they didn't and led you here for some other reason. All your visions showed was the fjords and the mountains surrounding Kattegat and a wolf walking along the beach but nothing else.
You pulled the hood of your cloak over your head and walked down the pathway that lead to the village. You admired the people and the animals that you passed by as you walked trying to find the great hall. You stopped once every so often to check out what people were selling in the market place, nothing catching your eye you continued on. You stopped and asked a elderly woman where you could find the great hall and if Queen Asluag would be there. The elderly woman pointed the way to great hall and said the queen should be there. You thanked her for her help and followed the directions you were given.
The great hall was easy to find with the directions given. The fog had still followed you this far and had entered the great hall along with you. You still kept your hood over your face you only saw a few people sitting in the great hall. You stopped one of the servant's and requested to speak with the queen, she asked for your name and left to find the queen. You walked around the hall admiring all the decorations adorning the walls, you stopped in front of the fire to warm yourself up. You heard someone walking in your direction from behind you but the sounds of the footsteps was not a woman but a man. You stared at the fire waiting when you felt a presence behind you.
"Is there something I can help you with stranger?" he asked you. The way his voice sounded sent a shiver down your spine. You turned around to meet the man you was talking to you, your eyes met his stunning blue ones almost looking as if you were staring into the fjord's water. "I am just waiting to speak with the queen. I don't mean to cause any problems." He took in your appearances from what you can see, your eyes still being covered by your hood. "What do you want to do with my mother?" Your mind came to the thought this has to be one of the sons of Ragnar.
You were about to explain yourself to the prince when you heard a cough coming from behind you; you turned around to see Queen Aslaug had appeared. You pulled back your hood of your cloak to reveal yourself. "Ah you must be (Y/N). I had a vision that you would come to visit Kattegat and I see you have met my son Ubbe." Ubbe walked over to his mother side and fully took in the sight of you. "Yes, your son was nice to ask if he could help me with anything." Aslaug put her hand on the crook of Ubbe's elbow, "Ubbe this is (Y/N) she is a Volva as well. I had a vision she would be visiting us. I should have known when I saw the fog come down from the mountain that it was you coming to see us. How long do you plan on staying with us?" You hesitated, "I am not sure. I am a wanderer I don't stay too long in each place, but I had a vision of Kattegat and I am trying to figure it out what it means." The queen nodded her head to you, "Well a fellow Volva may stay as long as she likes with us. Everything we have is for your use, but come you look like you have had a long journey and I would like to talk to you about the vision you had." Aslaug walked over to you. She took you by your arm and walked you to the back area of the great hall where the two of you could talk. You looked back at Ubbe one last time before you went back to talking to the queen.
The vision that has been plaguing you had returned again in your dreams the same as always but this time something was different about it. This time you were walking along the beach of Kattegat wrapped in a cloak. The wolf appeared this time staring you down eyes fixated on you. You walked towards the wolf as he stayed staring at you barring his teeth slightly. You walk closer and closer to it not to scare it or have it attack you before you could get close enough he let out a howl and ran off in a different direction and then you woke up. The furs beneath you were damp when you felt your skin it all made sense the dream had made you break out into a sweat at some point. You needed some fresh air, you left your bed and grabbed your cloak; you wrapped the cloak around you and walked down the hallway to the great hall.
The fire were completely out only the glow of the embers were left and no one was around. You sat beside the embers trying to fathom what your vision meant. It was different this time but you still couldn't figure out what it means. You were here in Kattegat like your vision showed, but why would there be a wolf on the beach? You decided that you would take a walk on the beach later to see if that would help with this vision of yours.
A chill ran through you and you wrapped your cloak closer to you debating whether you should go back to bed or stay up a while longer. "You cannot sleep either?" you heard a voice say. You looked to where you heard the voice to see Ubbe leaning against the door frame. "No. I had a vision and it woke me. I needed some air." He proceeded to walk towards you and sat opposite you, "I myself had an interesting dream and seeing as you are a Volva you might be able to explain what it means." You nodded, "I don't see why not. Explain away."
"Well I should tell you that I've had this dream for the last few days maybe it is because of your arrival but I cannot be sure. All these dreams start of with a wolf, but not just me seeing a wolf that I am a wolf. And since I am the wolf it always has me walking along the beaches here in Kattegat, but all I ever do is just walk towards something but I can never see it what it is. Tonight though is a different the dream started off the same, myself being the wolf I found myself on the beach again but this time someone was standing there, a hooded figure in a long cloak staring at me. The figure kept walking closer to me but I could not see who the person was all I could see is the cloak and then I woke up."
Once he was done you weren't sure what to make of it. You two shared a vision you've never had this happen before with anyone and you had no idea what this could mean. "What do you think it means?" he asked. "It is a very interesting dream that you had. I cannot quite say for sure as to what it means. Ubbe stands for wolf does it not?" He gave a swift nod to your question, "Well that would make sense as to why you are the wolf in the dream, but the rest I must think about. I shall get back to you with your answer to your dream." You placed your hand on his knee and gave a slight squeeze. "I must try to get some more sleep. I will talk to you in the morning Prince Ubbe." You rose from your seat and wrapped the cloak around you and walk off to your room. "Goodnight (Y/N). I shall be looking forward to you explaining my dream to me soon."
As you were walking back to your room you couldn't shake the thought that you shared a vision with someone, never have you experienced this with any nor knew anyone that had this same experience. You'll have to ask Aslaug about this tomorrow. You returned to your room and went back to bed hoping you'll have some breakthrough with this vision.
You woke up that morning realizing you had a dreamless sleep when you had gone back to bed. You laid in bed for awhile staring at the ceiling wondering what to do, deciding its best to get your day started you got out of bed and dressed in one of the outfits Aslaug had provided for you. You had left your hair down but braid the front part of your hair to keep it out of your eyes. You gave yourself a onceover and decided you would make your way to the beach to see if it would help explain anything to you. You grabbed your cloat of one of the chairs and fastened it. You walked out of the great hall following the path that led to the beach.
The wind had started to pick up and blew your cloak around and as well as your hair. Within a few moments the beach appeared in front of you and it looked exactly like it had been in your visions. You wrapped your cloak around you trying to fight off the wind. You stood staring out at the fjords hoping the Gods will give you some sort of sign as to explain this vision. You listened to the waves lap against the shore as if they were trying to speak to you, you closed your eyes to focus on the sounds. As you stood you felt as if you should turn to look at something. You turned your head to the left and opened your eyes and if it was like your vision there he was walking down the beach, like the wolf stalking his prey.
Ubbe had saw you and walked towards you, "I see you had the same idea as me to come down to the beach to seek answers."
"Ah, yes. Yes I have. Although I was not here long enough to get any answers." you said. Ubbe moved his gaze from you outwards towards the water, "I will never grow tired of this view." He began, "I would always like to sit on the dock or the beach with my brothers and wait for the raiding parties to return especially if our father was on those boats. But who knows when my father will return." He brought his gaze back towards you, "I'm sorry to hear that your father had left many years ago. I've heard many tales about your father's adventures and I secretly had hoped one day I could meet him, but sadly my wanderings never brought me to Kattegat till now and I'm sorry Prince Ubbe but I still have no clue as to what this dream of yours means. Hopefully I can figure it out for you soon."
"Oh do not worry (Y/N). Take all the time you need." Over your shoulder you could hear someone calling for Ubbe's attention you both look back to see Ubbe's brothers calling him over. "If you excuse me. It looks like my brother Hvitserk would like to speak to me. Till we talk again." Ubbe reached for your hand and placed a kiss on your knuckles. He turned around and gave one last glimpse to you before heading over to his brothers.
Ubbe ran back to meet his brother's on the outskirts of the market place. "Who is that you were talking to?" Hvitserk asked as they were leaving the beach and headed towards the market place. "Oh her?" Ubbe took one last glance back to beach seeing you standing there before he finished talking. "That is (Y/N). She is a Volva and a wanderer. She has come to Kattegat seeking answers."
"Interesting. I would not mind getting to know her." Hvitserk said smugly giving Ubbe a nudge with his elbow. "Yes. I would not mind that either."
You turned your focus back to the water after Ubbe had left and sat down in the sand. Lightly you picked up a handful of sand and extended your palm out to the wind watching as the sand danced around in the air. "Please Frigg give me a sign or another vision of what you must plague me with. I need to know." You prayed.
You rested your head in your hands for a few moments before you got up. You dusted the sand of your cloak and made your way to the great hall wanting to speak to Aslaug about a few things.
"Maybe she will be able to clear up some things."