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- When are we going to Kattegat? We were supposed to be in Jorvik for two days, and we've been here for over ten days. If we go now, we'll get there before winter, otherwise we'll have to wait until spring. (One-eyed)

- I have a lot of responsibilities, wages, land allocations ... (Ulf)

- Leif could handle it himself. (One-eyed)

- But what kind of King would I be if I were to put all my responsibilities on my people? (Ulf)

Of course, it was just an excuse, Leif actually did most of the duties ... but I couldn't admit it. I was just postponing my return home ... I was not intimidated by the thought of fighting the overwhelming enemy forces, but I was afraid of four children, pregnant women.

-... fine, two more days and we can leave, give the crew orders. (Ulf)

This time I didn't extend anything anymore, we left Jorvik two days later ... thanks to my blessing, the wind was always good for us and our journey went smoothly... After spending ten days at sea, we arrived to Kattegat. It was evening already, although part of the fleet remained in Jorvik and the port of Kattegat was enlarged, it took a long time to moor the seventy ships. In order not to waste any more time, I decided to unload slaves, valuables and other goods in the morning.

I was standing on the shore, looked at the sky and the moon, it must have been well past midnight, as a responsible husband and father, I decided to wait until dawn to go home ... waking the kids up at night was never a good idea. I also tried to calculate if Hild had already given birth, and if not, when she will give birth... but my calculations show that Hild gave birth about two weeks ago ... I guess. I found out about her pregnancy in March, and it was November, but I wasn't sure since she was pregnant ... I'd better go to sleep, tomorrow will be a hard day.

I returned to one of the ships, I was so tired that I fell asleep almost immediately, and was only woken up by the crowing of the rooster the next morning... at that moment I knew what would be for dinner today.

In the first place, I ordered the camel to be unloaded ... the animal was a little scared and distrustful, but in my presence it calmed down ... apparently Weles powers reach even beyond the Mediterranean Sea.

When I was walking along the streets of Kattegat, quite a lot of people gathered around me ... of course the reason was the animal, apart from the people who were with me in Spain, no one in Norway had seen a camel yet. I managed to get rid of them after several minutes, I said that the animal stays in Kattegat and they will be able to see it more closely tomorrow.

Before I even opened the door ... Yrsa and I ran out.

- Dad!!! (Yrsa)

She jumped on me and made me feel like I was at a feminist convention ... I suspect there will be no sex today, maybe even for a few days. I gasped, trying to hide my grimace of pain.

- You have grown ... (Ulf)

And she got fat, I don't know they feed her with stones or something.

- Where's Lagertha and Hild? (Ulf)

- At home with Ulfhild. (Yrsa)

Fuck, you don't have to be a genius to understand that name ... Another daughter, another woman at home. I see my future in black colors, what will happen when their periods are synchronized.

- Take me to your new sister. (Ulf)

Yrsa looked surprised that I knew who Ulfhild was. I opened the door, we went in and we went upstairs ... there was no mistaking it, the whole house smelled like a little baby.

I discreetly opened the bedroom door, peeked through the crack, Hild was feeding my new daughter, and Lagertha was trying to pacify the rest of the kids ... Arne, Revna and Bjorn, if Yrsa joins them, it's like four horsemen of the apocalypse... I am beginning to miss the war, in the war I could only die, and here I will probably go crazy.

- Ulf !!! (Lagertha)

I was awakened by my wife's voice ... and then I was surrounded by overwhelming enemy forces. Lagertha threw herself around my neck and my legs were bound by a bunch of little monsters, behind them was Hild with a little baby in her arms ... instinctively I grabbed Lagerthe by the buttocks and kissed her passionately.

- When did you come back?! (Lagertha)

- At night, didn't you hear the commotion? (Ulf)

- I thought they were more merchants, we got a message from Jorvik about a month ago that you won the war, and since then more and more merchants have flocked to Kattegat. (Lagertha)

- It can wait, now tell me what's going on at home? (Ulf)

I freed myself from my wife's grip, and I picked up my children and gently threw them on the bed, went to Hild.

- Lord, this is your daughter, Ulfhild. (Hild)

She looked like any other baby ... but maybe that was a good thing. I already had a son who stood out, he was immediately visible in the crowd of children. Hild stopped feeding her and gave her to me, my daughter started to cry immediately ... There was no denying that this is my baby, I almost cried when Lagertha or Hild didn't let me use their breasts.

I held Ulfhild with one hand and with the other I hugged Hild and kissed her.

- You did well, our daughter is healthy and strong ... (Ulf)

Suddenly I felt something running down my hand and it wasn't urine ... and it was back to reality.

-... I think I need to wash up ... and then you'll get presents. (Ulf)