In Wessex, it was arranged that hostages would be swapped, until an agreement could be made between Ecbert and Ragnar's fleet. You were waiting with Ragnar while Ecbert's offered hostage arrived.. along with them came Athelstan.. long thought dead since he'd been separated from the Northmen some time ago. Your heart thumped in your chest, so hard you could hear the blood rushing in your ears.

"Athelstan," your voice was soft as you started to move towards him. He looked different, dressed in black robes with his cross around his neck, but you didn't care, he was alive.