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At Dunholm Revna had to practically pull Finan from Uhtred's unconscious body, Revna took to comforting him once more and prayed that Ragnar didn't recognize her. Ignoring Sihtric's questioning looks she guided Finan away from the locals and moved them to a secluded area in the hall. She sat down by the fire and jerked the Irishman down next to her and ignored his grunt of shock.

"I need to be by Uhtred's side." He mumbled attempting to get up, she wrangled the Irishman until he was lying with his head in her lap.

"Stay." She ordered and patted his cheek with a smirk. She tossed the fur cloak over him as he curled into a ball and nuzzled his face into her thighs. Letting the curiosity get to her she gently raked her fingers through his hair and watched him visibly relax and melt into her touch. It didn't take long for him to doze off and for one of his hands to lay on her knee.

"How sweet." Sihtric teased as he handed her some ale, she gave him a mock glare out of spit. Her brother suddenly grew serious looking at the two making her frown. "Thank you, for consoling him. I know it is not something you would normally be comfortable with." She nodded and looked down at the Irishman, Sihtric was right. She wouldn't have done this for anyone but Sihtric, something about Finan drew her in with a sense of consolation.

"You are right, little brother. And I still don't know why I am, but I know I didn't like seeing him upset." She whispered and noticed Sihtric was giving her a soft smile.

"Seems to me like you two could be close if you allow it, even if it's just in a friendly manner."

Once Uhtred woke up they sat in Ragnar's hall, Ragnar greeted them when the three entered the hall, and the Irishman quickly gave Uhtred some food as he broke the bread into pieces for him. Revna watched Finan closely looking for any signs of an impending breakdown.

"Good?" Ragnar asks watching his brother and looking at Revna briefly.

"It is good." Uhtred replies with a smile as Brida sits down with a smile of her own.

"We thought you gone, lord." Finan said and leaned against Revna leaving no space between them.

"The same, I fear I'd die an old man's death, under furs." Uhtred spoke with a frown.

"So the great Dane-slayer was afraid?" She looked at the newcomer with disdain.

"You are who?" Uhtred asked.

"He's no one important, Uhtred." Brida informed with a grin.

"I am Cnut."

"You are what?" Finan spoke and narrowed his eyes at the man when he leaned too close to Revna.

"He is Cnut, he's my cousin on my mother's side," Ragnar said and a look of understanding washed over him once he and Revna made eye contact. "Revna Kjartanssdóttir, it has been a while." Revna scoffed at the Dane and moved closer to Finan who put his arm around her shoulder.

"I'm a dane, lord Uhtred. So are you gonna kill me too?" Cnut taunted.

"I might." She spoke and gave the redhead a wicked grin.

"You talk like an infant." Uhtred spoke glancing at Finan and Revna seeing them glaring at the Dane.

"How many of us have you really dispatched to Valhalla? Is it twelve? Twenty? Forty?"

"Cnut, you'll shut your mouth. Now show my brother some respect." Ragnar warned. Revna could feel his gaze on her and it made her uncomfortable.

"Or I may have to kill one more." Uhtred teased.

"He's back! He's back! Get up. Upon your feet! Get up!" Ragnar says happily, Finan looks at them with a smile as Uhtred stands. "He's back where he belongs. Where he has always belonged, you're a dane for life now. Say it!" Ragnar says happily.

"I am a dane for life." Uhtred says softly.

"No, say it." They began to thump their fists on the tables.

"I am a dane for life."

"Mean it!"

"I am a dane for life! From this day onwards." Ragnar pulls Uhtred into a hug.

"This means everything to me." He says softly to them as he and the men around them cheer.

"So do you have an army, lord Cnut?" Finan asks as they sit around the table.

"I do. Two hundred men, two hundred good men."

"Are they all as entertaining as you are?" Finan said playfully with a grin and nudged Revna with a grin. She just shoved him in return making him laugh.

"You are headed where?" Uhtred cut in.

"Undecided. Though if Alfred of Wessex is now without his dane-slayer, I may consider heading south."

"Call me Dane-slayer once more, I will make the square and we'll fight." Uhtred snapped with a threatening tone.

"Why the anger, lord? You sent you killed many of us? Many Danes, many Northmen?" Cnut taunted and Revna wanted to kill him at that moment.

"Only the ones who were trying to kill me." Cnut stands with a fake smile.

"And I'm only teasing, unfairly. You must be tired from the journey and your...." He trailed off. "Illness, so be sure to rest."

"I like him." Finan says once the Dane has left.

"Not as much as he likes himself." Finan chuckled at Brida's remark as she left, he looked over at them with a grin.

"Well, he's not wrong. The prospect of Alfred without Uhtred will bring fire to the bellies of many Danes." Ragnar speaks and she and Finan share a concerned look.

"You included." Uhtred claims and Ragnar sighs.

"Wessex is still the jewel and in getting too comfortable in my fortress." Ragnar says honestly and Uhtred grows nervous.

"My children are in Wessex."

"We have many friends in Wessex, lord." Finan adds looking at the man.

"More reasons to visit." Uhtred and Finan share a look. "Well, all this talk is for another time, another time soon." Ragnar gets up and starts to leave.

"You've not asked about Thyra."

"The boy Osferth told me. She is Christian and she's married. She is happy." He smiles at the thought and leaves.

"Uhtred, I can here to rest, to hunt, sleep with a woman, maybe." He shoots her a wink when she rolls her eyes. "I did not come here to talk of war against Alfred." Uhtred looks at them in silence as Brida sits back down.

"I will be outside drinking ale, finish your plate." Finan says teasingly, Revna chooses to follow.