Brynjolf continues to lose track of his sheep as the repairs to the fence are not possible due to a lack of wood. Ragnhild's stories and goading are of no avail. She decides she needs to be more active in helping her son. She decides to go visit her ex-husband Orm Nogood and see if she can convince him to provide enough wood to fix the fence. Steinar joins her on the trip so he can see his father. On arriving, they see that Orm is still a lazy drunkard, who's farm only works because the works on the farm are very competent. Orm thinks Ragnhild is there for a social visit. Her charms are insufficient to get the wood without having to resume relations with him. Afterwards, Orm gives Steinar a shield to take on Viking raids this summer and a load of wood for the farm. Ragnhild also checks on her daughter Bera who is still living with Orm. She feels the need to start looking for a husband for Bera.
With the wood, Brynjolf is finally able to fix the fence. He then meets with Ingvar Shaggybritches to go collect the sheep that Ragnar the Broad owes them. Ragnar greets them warmly and has a great meal prepared for them. Ragnar again states how impressed he is with Brynjolf's honor and prowess. He is so impressed that he offers his daughter Godney to Brynjolf to marry. Brynjolf eagerly accepts despite the fact that he had been working on making a marriage proposal with a local widow Niall. They celebrate the deal. Ragnar gives Brynjolf a silver inlaid axe and two sheep that look suspiciously like the ones missing from Brynjolf's farm. Brynjolf decides not to say anything about the sheep.
Brynjolf returns and tells everyone the good news. The family is excited, but when Niall and her brother Grim hear the news, they confront the family. Niall swears that Brynjolf said that he loved her and was going to marry her. To rectify the situation, Steinar is offered up as a husband to Niall. Grim and Niall agree to this. Niall also insists that the wedding be held as soon as possible. Steinar agrees to this so he can get married before leaving on Viking raids for the summer.
Steinar's and Niall's wedding goes off without a hitch, except for the fact that Niall has no interest in Steinar and tries to convince Brynjolf to run away with her. He rejects her, and she warns that marrying Godney will be a dangerous mistake. With no other option Niall marries Steinar. and with some effort, Steinar is even able to convince Niall to consummate the marriage that night.
Steinar then leaves with Mohammad and Alti, Ragnar's nephew, to raid Ireland. They have a successful season and make it back with some silver for all involved. The weather is rough on the return. Only because they were not fated to die at that time did the ship not sink.
While they were away, Brynjolf personally went to invite Orm to his upcoming wedding. Orm accepted the invitation but made Brynjolf serve him drinks to show Brynjolf that Orm was superior. Brynjolf agreed to do this to honor his former stepfather. When Brynjolf returned to his farm, Niall continued to try to seduce him. Ragnhild caught her saying she knew her type that she better knock it off. Niall responded by hoping that Steinar would die while out raiding.
This ended the session with Brynjolf and Godney's wedding on the horizon for our next session.
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