emptysculs (ubbe) asked: " please don’t make me go. "
meme / accepting : @emptysculs
‘ IT IS YOU AND SIGURD WHO WANTED TO AIM FOR THE LONG GAME TO AVENGE MOTHER’S DEATH— ’ & though sigurd is no longer with them & may have received the honor to feast with their father in the halls of valhalla ( for he fought to avenge ragnar’s death, ) it is him and ubbe who did not want to rush into a war with the new queen of kattegat. it might not meet ivar’s compulsive nature in which his hatred leads to rash decisions & impaired judgement, but as long as he must not make a compromise regarding the result ( lagertha’s death, ) he is willing to listen. to plot their revenge & to create a foundation to work with. turns out the saxons played along beautifully by humiliating both sons of ragnar. ( it has been a little surprising to ivar, but makes it even more believable. ) ‘ this is the only way. no one will question whether or not we truly have fallen out. even hvitserk believes it after all. if you two and a few other men sail back to kattegat now, she will not inflict any harm on you nor consider you her enemy. ’ even less with ubbe who has always been driven by responsibility and who seems to resemble a younger version of their father. upon watching his older brother, ivar’s nose wrinkles & he presses his lips together in a slight grimace for he can admit it is still a dangerous game they are about to play — no matter how hard he has tried to consider all what - ifs & to conclude the best possible strategy. EVEN THE WISEST PERSON CAN NOT FORETELL THE FUTURE IF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SEEING GIFT. ivar is confident, however, that they will figure it out, together. ‘ if she does not fall on the battlefield when i return to kattegat to conquer it, i need you to make sure we will not lose track of her. i need you to keep her close, no matter for how long. ’
