Of Monsters and Flowers [Sihtric Kjartansson]
'You will find me when you return, even if you're a thousand years late.'In which Lynette the bastard daughter of Ælfric is given to Earl Kjartan of Dunholm in hopes to keep some semblance of peace among the two Lords. Quiet and reserved Lynette kept to herself out of fear, always obeying and doing as told to do. Through the orchard of thorned flowers that is her mind Sihtric Kjartansson, the bastard and ignored son of Kjartan, managed to cut the thorns and make home between the foliage of mysteries that obscure her. "I have learnt to bite my tongue, bite it to the point I can feel the metallic taste of blood." Lynette snapped, oval shaped tears continuously rolling down her cheeks one atop another like a waterfall. "Can you keep doing that for me, until I return to you?" Sihtric spoke softly, his hand brushing away the tears wetting the cold of his skin.…