Once the feast was over with, the king had the idea of having Ulf and Tegwen to get to know each other a little bit more before their wedding. "Tegwen, would you show Ulf to his chambers." "Yes father." She replied as she stood up and waited for her future husband to stand as well. Once the began to walk out of the dining hall, there was a silence that seemed awkward since neither knew what to say to each other. "What is your home like?" Tegwen suddenly asked breaking the long silence, she however did not look at Ulf but glanced at him every now and then. "Well, it gets cold during the winter, they are fierce just like the summers. But it is beautiful place and has amazing views depending on where you are." Ulf responded glancing at the princess. "I see, where in Norway are you from?" "It is a small village known as Vestfold; reminds me of your kingdom." Ulf stated as he noticed the princess stopped, he turned around and took this moment to look at her and memorize her features.
Her hair reminded him of fire, it was beautiful and braided to the side; she had a small figure, but her dress hugged her curves but was modest. When she first looked at him, he saw the beauty in her eyes, the green with a hint of blue was fierce and held curiosity. "Is something wrong princess?" Ulf asked as there was a long period of silence between them. "Huh, oh nothing, apologies, I got lost in thought." "Oh, what about?" "Our intended wedding, I suppose, and what my new life away from home will be like." "Ah, I see. Well, our wedding shall be done in our tradition seeing as you will be coming home with us. As for your new life I am hoping it will be a happy one." Ulf replied as he started to close the distance between them. "I see, may I have a request then?" Tegwen asked as she looked up at him. Once she did, she realized how close he was and how big he truly was.
"Yes, seeing as it is both of us who is getting married." "I would like to wear a traditional dress from our way which is wearing a blue one." Tegwen stated as her eyes dropped to the ground. She felt Ulf's finger go onto her chin to pull her head back up. "Don't look away from me, I want you to always look at me in the eyes never look down. I will grant your request is there anything else?" Ulf asked as he looked into her green/blue eyes. "No just that, well actually I am not sure how brides in your tradition do their hair." Tegwen responded, Ulf chuckled at her shyness, "I will have a shield maiden help you when we have our wedding." "Shield maiden? So, you mean women are warriors?" "Yes, the best there is in Vestfold. They are fierce and fight like Valkyries." "I would love to meet them." "I can arrange that as long as you do something for me." Ulf said as he continued to look in her eyes. "I want you to call me Ulf." "I can do that if you call me Tegwen, instead of princess." "Then, it is a deal Tegwen." Ulf smiled as she smiled back. "Come, I will show you where you are sleeping Ulf." She smiled as he stepped back and let her go first.