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helga{TBx}
Thor’s Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at the docks==
says to ALL: Jomsbourg was bustling as it often was in the warmer months and I found myself jostled about by the fervour of the haggling free women and the mens' hands that would strike without warning, seeking to caress the womanly curves that spoke more of my slavery than my collar did.

As usual the call of Thassa was strong, the glistening backdrop to the town had lured me there with its salt scent and its shimmering blanket. It was still crowded here, but less so than the market and I found myself drawn to the docks edge where I looked out over the rolling waves and to the distant horizon. It was too early to see his ship and yet I imagined the sight of the striped sail of The Rhythm coming into view. It was only fancy however and I smiled at a slave girl's need for her owner as the sight of other girls here came into view. Free women too. Such was the life of women in the north, the men sailed and we waited. The only downfall of summer.

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helga{TBx}
Thor’s Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar
==at the docks==
says to ALL: There was more shopping to do and yet, at the docks, I lingered. It was Thassa's fault, keeping me from my chores like this. She was a magical, living being that mesmerised me with her magnificence and power, keeping me riveted here to simply look upon her beauty.

But she was also useful, especially for the men of the North. It was to the sea that they often looked for their livelihood..and sport.

Through the heads it came then, the serpent gliding with ease through the white capped waves. The dip of the oars was bringing it closer to home as the billowing sail was unfurled. No longer would the captain be calling upon Ran and his gift of wind. The open seas now left behind with only the harbour left to navigate with ease.

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helga{TBx}
Thor’s Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at the docks==
says to ALL: Nearby some of the collared girls began to leap and squeal with excitement, no doubt their owners were on board or perhaps a man who had caught their fancy. I saw too three of the free women moving closer, their eyes just as alive as the girls but with a hinted restraint that was the typical burden and cost of her freedom.

With the nearing of the ship came the rich voices of the oarsmen rising up over the hush of waves that lapped at the shoreline. I couldn't help but smile. This song was one I remembered from my childhood, penned by my father.

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helga{TBx}
Thor’s Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at the docks==
says to ALL:

"Oh the serpent rides the waves while the men ride the whores
and the prizes are nailed to the sides
The best of them all is tied to the prow
and when its home time we’ll all dance the oars.

We'll slam up the beach as the horns sound aloud
and the kin folk will run to the shore
From the women and babes, we’ll hear welcome home!
and we’ll drink from the sluts’ lips once more

And the men are all home and the horns sound out loud
and the sluts will leap up from the crowd
with their faces aglow and their legs wrapping tight
‘round the waists of the men in their sight

We slashed with our steel and we fought with our hands
and our helmets did fend off the blows
we looted and plundered and took what we wanted
as we trod through the blood of our foes

With victory’s song sang loud from parched lips
did we set sail with our grins wide and proud
Njord’s force strong on our face but we cared not all
when we crashed through the waves, homeward bound

And the men are all home and the horns sound out loud
and the sluts will leap up from the crowd
with their faces aglow and their legs wrapping tight
‘round the waists of the men in their sight

Is there ever a place to warm a man’s soul
than this place where my home soil lays
My days may be spent far away from this land,
but from Home does my heart never stray

The gold and the silver, the women; our pillage
to the victors did go the spoils
Raped and taken, a resistance surrendered
to the men of the North for their toils

And the men are all home and the horns sound out loud
and the sluts will leap up from the crowd
with their faces aglow and their legs wrapping tight
‘round the waists of the men in their sight"

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helga{TBx}
Thor’s Skald
Isle Trainer
Isle of Scagnar

==at the docks==
says to ALL: Leaving the womenfolk to assault the disembarking men, I turned with the warmth of my smile still sitting prettily upon my lips. The market might be quieter now and there was still the shopping to finish. With an elegant bend of my enslaved from, the basket's handle was once again taken within the curl of my right hand. It was swung lightly, the rhythm matching my slow stroll and the hum slipping through soft lips. "Oh the Rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum"

*Proud smile*

Beautiful my friend

Wonderful.. Hai! well done~

Rianna~

VERY GOOD, my skald!

Beautiful