Only when he finally reached the ships pulled onto shore did he turn. Men lay dead at every step between him and the hill. The forces of Gilsfjoror were streaming down, killing those not quite swift enough to outrun them. #writing #writesky - ThreadSky

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queueueueue.bsky.social • 187 days ago

Only when he finally reached the ships pulled onto shore did he turn.
Men lay dead at every step between him and the hill. The forces of Gilsfjoror were streaming down, killing those not quite swift enough to outrun them.
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queueueueue.bsky.social•187 days ago

Those that had stayed behind to guard the ships were already in motion, raising the masts and pushing into the sea. Gorm leapt aboard the nearest, the others who made it doing the same. He settled into a seat at the front of the ship and pulled the oar from its resting place.
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queueueueue.bsky.social•187 days ago

The opposing force was in bow range now. Gorm cursed his lack of a shield and sent a quick prayer to the gods for protection as a man slumped in the seat ahead of him. His arms burned with the weight of the water against his oar, the beat of a drum heavy in his ears.
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queueueueue.bsky.social•186 days ago

And then, they were at sea. A victory roar carried over the waves from the army on-shore. Some of his shipmates yelled back obscenities, but Gorm stared straight ahead.
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queueueueue.bsky.social•186 days ago

The sail was lowered and he pulled his oar back in, took off his helm, relishing the cool breeze through his short, sweat-matted hair.
Their lord was dead. They had lost. The matter of a successor was now at hand.
The boat was silent now. Gorm closed his eyes.
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