Emma screamed and fought, struggling for breath and freedom from the unseen forces of her nightmare. As she surfaced from her dream her heart still pounded and her body wore a sheen of sweat. The lurching around her was disorientating and it took many moments before she remembered that she was being held on the moored Longship with all the other spoils of war. Grief overwhelmed her and she rocked back and forth when she thought of what the strangers had done to her village. She burned with shame at the thought of what she had done whilst the attack had taken place; of how little she had tried to protect herself and how easily she had been taken. Inside she could feel the dampness of his seed and felt sickened by her own arousal.
Gellir was on board, with the other men, having returned from a second raid on this coastline. Like Emma, his thoughts were on their time together and he could feel his penis hardening as he thought of himself slipping into the tight, warm place between her legs.
"Gellir!" He was roused from his reverie by Agnar, their leader "You brought the whore aboard, shut her wailing or I'll share her amongst them men then drown her"
Gellir had no doubt that Agnar would be true to his word, he had seen him rape and kill more times than any man should see, and indeed Agnar was a fearsome warrior. He nodded in recognition of the order and went to her in the hold.
Gellir felt caught between compassion for the woman, who he could see was distressed and fear of what might happen if she didn't control her outburst. He felt frustrated that she hadn't recognised how protected she had been by his influence and his patience. If his father had not been a powerful elder he felt certain that Emma would have been passed around the men until she ceased to have a use.
Emma lifted her head when he spoke. He voice sounded angry and he looked resentful. He came down to her level and put his hand on her mouth to quieten her. She stopped crying for a moment and breathed deeply. She hated the affect he had on her – that his presence made her forget herself and acquiesce like this. She thought of the destruction of her home and she spat straight in his face.