My first day at home in my new collar.

☆ (05/19/23 : 19:49:24) [PIC]

helga{JtR}
Scagnar's Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at Silstrom's lodge==
says to ALL: We had spent the time at sea since being placed in my new collar. Fishing, gutting, cleaning and scaling. By the time we had reached home, the rather generous catch had been placed in barrels making them easier to roll down the gangplank and over to the fish sheds. Some had been preserved in brine, others had been left hanging on drying racks but the rest was sent to market where I had no doubt they would easily sell and add generously to my new owner's already copious coffers.
☆ (05/19/23 : 20:00:09) [PIC]

helga{JtR}
Scagnar's Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at Silstrom's lodge==
says to ALL: I had enjoyed my time at the hot springs after the catch had been made ready. A leisurely bath to remove the stench of fish and the usual odours accumulated after hands at sea. Afterwards I had carefully anointed my glowing skin with scented oils and brushed my freshly washed hair to burnished perfection. It was a refreshed and deliciously scented bond-maid that walked into the lodge of the High Jarl....her new Jarl.

My first time here and I was pleased to note no others were here. There was trepidation in my steps, my nervous breaths were audible within the silence of the humble lodge. A smile crept across soft lips. I liked that he chose to live so despite his obvious wealth. He was a man of few pretentions, this much was obvious as I slowly explored my new home. I realized for the first time how little I knew of the man who had claimed me. I suppose I knew him as well as any villager knew their high Jarl....I knew him to be a man of honour, a handsome scoundrel with a reputation for womanising and raiding, a man whose very name could cause a lesser man to shake in fear. But.....on a personal level there was much I had to learn of him. And this I was determined to do. How could a girl please a man unless she knew his likes and dislikes better than she knew her own?

☆ (05/19/23 : 20:08:02) [PIC]

helga{JtR}
Scagnar's Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at Silstrom's lodge==
says to ALL: So many questions.... Did he have a steading? I knew of this lodge of course and that he chose to live here instead of the High Jarl room in the hall. I knew his fleet well, indeed I had helped mend them often and I knew too of the selina swift and parsit pacer and the stories behind them. Many times I had stood staring at the small vessels, admiring them and the man who had so thoughtfully had them commissioned. BUT....what else was there? Did he have holdings in Green Cliffs? A farm in the hills? Warehouses? I had known all my former owner's properties, indeed I had kept his books at one time. But....the more I thought of it, the more I realised how much a mystery my new Jarl really was to me.
☆ (05/19/23 : 20:14:02) [PIC]

helga{JtR}
Scagnar's Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at Silstrom's lodge==
says to ALL: It was a slow, casual stroll that took me through his lodgings, my hand trailing gently over the timber furniture. Finally I arrived at the sleeping area and I found myself comforted by the familiar sight of items I knew belonged to Nyr and Dagna. My new chain sisters. My heart leaped for joy as I whispered that out aloud "My new chain sisters" How wonderful it would be to live with them and work beside them, serving the same man. But...they were away at the moment, serving his family in Hunjer I believed. I hoped they would return soon, I had missed them greatly and my new status could only serve to bring us closer together.
☆ (05/19/23 : 20:17:27) [PIC]

helga{JtR}
Scagnar's Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at Silstrom's lodge==
says to ALL: Despite their absence, his lodge was clean....and I smiled again, remembering that runa also lived here. The hard working bond had kept his home well. I wondered if she would be happy for my help now that I was here? We had some fun together in the past, I was looking forward to sharing some more time with her...as chain sisters. Perhaps she could help me learn more about my owner...she was smart and industrious, if anyone could help me I knew she would be one.