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"Lord!" both men turned at the voice. A voice they didn't hear since the fight.
"Look at our little monk!" said Finan as he and Uhtred both walked in the direction of their friend.
"Long time no see, Lord." Osferth smiled and the two men who he freely called friends nowadays.
Osferth went his own way after his near death, it was only a couple moons ago that the two men received an invitation from the once-monk asking for them to visit.
"Follow me, please, I have tea and everything." said Osferth who guided the men through the village he called home, towards his house.
During the walk, both men had time to take a closer look at their friend.
His hair has grown but his face didn't change throughout the years. He had regular clothing on. But he did look a tad bit taller and broader. Neither could deny, he looked like a true warrior.
"So, tell us Osferth, are you married?" smirked Uhtred at Finan, both expecting a no, the question only being a joke.
They entered a garden, bit further from the rest of the houses of the village.
"Of course, Lord. Found a beautiful girl, it is one of the reasons I wish for you to both be here, to meet her." he said as they arrived at a house and Osferth opened the door. "Darling, I'm back."
As the two men entered, they looked around the home, it was small, but it looked comfortable, it was clean and soon a woman emerged from the back.
"Oh my, and I thought you were only pulling my leg, Husband, you do have friends." you smiled as you greeted both. "I heard stories of you two, lovely to finally put faces to them, my name is Y/N."
"Lady Y/N, nice to meet our baby monk's wife." both of them were kind as you guided them towards the table, sitting down as you put food on the table along with drinks.
"I'm afraid we only have fresh water or tea." Uhtred's watchful eyes didn't miss the way you walked as if you had an injury of sorts. But he knew better than to stare. "The smell of ale makes me sick to my stomach still."
"You must tell us, Monk how you met such a lady! And married her!" Finan insisted as Osferth told the story.
A simple story really, he came to the village you lived in, you used to work in the market and that is where you met. You sold many hand made jewellery, clothes and pottery. Not something Osferth find himself interested in, but after seeing you he often stopped by your stall. One thing let to another and you found yourself in love and married.
"I'm no monk anymore, I'm a married man." his confession made both of your guests laugh loudly.
But everyone immediately stopped when a loud cry of a young child was heard from the back of the house.
"I'll get him." you said as you quickly walked back. Both of his friends eyed Osferth.
"It's the reason I wanted you to visit. Although he mostly only sleep now, he was born only a week ago. Y/N went through a lot of pain but she gave birth to a healthy boy." Osferth stood up as you appeared with the child in your hands. The babe clearly stuck to you, observing the new people in the room. "I wanted my Lord-no, my friends to meet my firstborn."
Both men were stunned, staring at the babe as you smiled.
"Congratulations! He looks just like you... poor boy." said Finan as he stood up, his comment made you laugh a little but Osferth frowned. "May I hold him?"
You nodded and handed him your son before sitting back down in your chair.
Finally, Uhtred also found his voice.
"Congratulations, Osferth. You both should be proud, he is a very precious boy."
"Thank you." Uhtred even offered a hug to Osferth before he too begged to hold the babe.
Soon, your son got hungry as you retreated into the nursery to feed him.
"You are lucky." Uhtred spoke up as the three of them sat by the table.
"Oh please, you both have a lot of children it is only one."
"Perhaps but it's your only one. Lovely house, a kind wife and a strong son. That battlefield changed you into a man."
"Nearly dying can do that to a person." Osferth noted as he took a sip from the tea.
"I do wish we had ale to properly celebrate." said Finan as he too drank his tea.
"I say tea is perfect, we wouldn't want her to get sick." Uhtred noted as even now the way you walked made sense. He has seen it before, women tend to walk 'funny' after birth.
"She is special, I prayed for a kind woman and God gifted me an angel."
"You deserve it. You deserve this all. So, what do you work as now? Farmer?"
"Actually, before she gave birth we ran her old business, I got quite skilled in jewellery and pottery, also learned how to make baskets." Osferth told proudly, sure it was no fight or swords, but it was something the people needed and bought.
Both guests looked at one another smiling from ear to ear. They feared that day Osferth would die, and to see him make it so far, they were both happy.
"I put him back to bed. We do have a pie if you crave something sweet." you said as you walked back into the kitchen.
"We have pie?!" turned your husband towards you.
"Of course, I kept it from you, you would have ate it all before they arrive!" Osferth pouted as the men laughed, this time minding their volume.
"Pie sounds amazing, Lady Y/N." Uhtred said as you placed it in front of them.
You were glad they were here and they got to meet your son. Osferth talked a lot about his adventures and it was nice to meet the men he used to travel with.
You offered him a smile along with a slice and he grabbed your hand squeezing it slightly, his eyes shining with happiness.