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I looked at the queen ...

- Queen Ealhswith, we will finish our conversation in another room, just the two of us. (Ulf)

I got up from the throne, threw the crown on the ground, and headed towards the exit of the throne room ... the queen hesitated, but got up and followed me.

I opened the first door, it was a living room. Some furniture, some decorations, nothing that would catch my attention. The queen entered the room after a few seconds and I closed the door.

- Lady, will you undress yourself or should I help you? (Ulf)

Ealhswith swallowed, tears welled up in her eyes, but she began to undress. First she took off the scarf, which was adorned with a golden hoop, then began to undo the gowns, but then stopped.

- You're not gonna hurt my kids? (Queen)

- Whatever I do, you have no influence on it. I can promise you that I will not hurt them, and then change my mind. I can do anything. (Ulf)

I think she understood that the only chance that they would not be hurt was that I would be satisfied ... she started to undress, a few moments later she was naked in front of me. She tried to hide her face by looking at the floor, I walked over to her, grabbed her chin and lifted it.

- You have a beautiful body, you don't have to be ashamed of it ... but now I want you to understand something ... Your husband is a fool, he broke his word and underestimated the opponent. Now others pay for his mistakes ... (Ulf)

I slid my hand over her breast.

- ...If I spare your husband when we leave this kingdom, he will probably order you to kill. You will not see your son become a man, your daughter will grow up, you will not know the feeling of being a grandmother ... Your husband's pride will not allow it and his pride will kill you. (Ulf)

I was playing with her breasts all the time, she bowed her head again and I heard her sobbing. I stood behind her back, put my arms around her and started whispering to her ear ...

- My dear Ealhswith, Northumbria doesn't have to have a king ... but it might have a queen. If you only want ... Of course, it will not be easy, but if you are strong, you can do it ... Sorry My Lady, I'll be back to you soon, but I have to tell my people something. (Ulf)

I left the room and discreetly called Torstein who was in the throne room.

- Torstein listen, in a few moments you will return to the throne room and say that you were looking for me, but I'm busy. You heard the queen moan with delight as if she were in heaven, the monk is to translate it to the king. Got it? (Ulf)

- Yes. (Torstein)

- Then wait a moment longer and go back there. (Ulf)

I returned to the room, the queen was standing in the same place where I had left her. Again I approached her, embraced her, placed my hand on her breast ...

- I'm back now, I hope you missed me ... (Ulf)

The Queen began to cry.

- I see that you are not in the mood ... The woman should be happy that this is what I chose her ... well get dressed and we will return to your loving husband and if necessary I will swear by my Gods that I did not sleep with you. (Ulf)

I wanted to get her to bed, but she would probably just hate me more, and she might be much more useful as a Queen than a lover ... but before she got dressed, I couldn't deny myself the pleasure of groping her a little more. A few minutes later we returned to the throne room, Torstein nodded to me, when King Aelle saw his wife, he was furious.

- Bitch ... Babylonian Whore!!! You gonna fry in hell ... For anyone who wanted you spread your legs?!!! Maybe these bastards aren't mine ... whore!!! (King)

I could see in her face that his words hurt her a lot, she wanted to sacrifice herself for her son, and she was hailed as a whore ... and she did not even cheat on her husband ... and if it was against her will.

I went to King Aell with a mocking smile on my face.

- I can swear to you by my Gods that I didn't sleep with your wife. (Ulf)

This time his outburst was even bigger, more insults rained down on the queen and me, and even his children. I picked up the crown that I had thrown earlier ... I went again to King Aelle.

- Goodbye ... (Ulf)

I cut his throat with the sharp end of the crown. The Queen screamed in terror, I went to her and put on her blood-stained crown on her head ... Drops of blood started to run down her face, she looked tempting.

- You are the Queen and you must ensure the future of your children. I'll give you a gift too, we'll only take two thousand pounds of silver and gold. I'll release some prisoners too, and tell them you bought them out. I will also leave the remains of the saints ... but remember one thing you belong to me. Your husband experienced my anger, you don't want to experience it. (Ulf)

We did as I said, we took two thousand pounds of valuables and coins, I released 300 slaves, mostly high-born, some peasants and soldiers. I left the craftsmen for myself. We loaded everything onto the ships and prepared to return. The crew barges were completed by slaves. Two days later we set sail back to Kattegat.

I didn't know if Queen Ealhswith could handle it, but she has a chance. The treasury has not been empty, and has the loyalty of a group of nobles, soldiers, peasants and the church for retrieving the bones of the saints ... she is only regent until her son comes of age, but ... Time will tell.