Today, is the day, I will finally see the outside!
My father, Bjorn that is his name, promised to take me around the village he said it's time to look around and meet people. All this time I only was able to go outside in the yard with granny or father.
"Brynjar, we arw heading out today to look around."
I nodded and was excited to meet people, but something else was on my mind while I was stumbling around the house I overheard granny and father speaking about my mom, that said I have no idea where she is after I was born they carried me to different room. Well they did say they will tell me the truth when I become older.
Now I should focus on todays matter, quality time with my father!
While were walking around people are kind ar cheerful, it's surprasing from what I learned I thought the outside was terrible like hell or something! The houses were all similar to the one I live in, well it's seems somehow comfortable, people are mostly working in the fields even tho the fertility is terrible, some are tanning leather, looking after farm animals, children are playing mostly with swords these people believe in the honor of fighting, about 50% of their life belongs to battles.
While were walking around a women with a baby came to us, she started pinching my cheeks, I gave her the look of doom! But it didn't make a difference I'am a cute baby afterall.
"I see your childs grown up quite a bit, Bjorn."
"Well he needs to grow and become strong, he'll be protecting this place in the future."
"Well, maybe when my little Arte grows up they will be friends."
"Haha of course, Astrid, friendly competiotion will help them grow, they will be fighting side by side!"
What is this pep talk, fighting? I'm more worried surviving until then, I wouldn't be surprised being squashed accidentaly by my bear of a father.
They talked some more about some grown up stuff while I was looking at the baby, having friends is important, his name was Arte he's probably a couple of months old, well anyways, Arte started crying after waking up and seeing me as his first sight, am I actually that ugly?
They said their goodbyes and we continued our tour, while I still wanted to look around I was beggining to get tired, I'am still a one year old after all.
My father seemed to notice me getting tired and started to turn to direction of our house, while I was falling asleep in my fathers arms, I hear footsteps is someone running?
"Chief! We have run into trouble!
Trouble? What trouble? Did something bad happen?
"Speak"
My father sounds cool, like a real leader, I guess growing like this muscle for brains is not that bad, he might look terrifying like a huge bear, but he's actually kind and caring.
"Bandits, they have attacked our hunters who were out in the woods, there were about ten of them, some hunters got captured others killed, one made it here and reported to me, what are your orders?"
"Gather 6 men who can fight, tell them to meet me near my house."
The man nodded and ran off, while my father was quickly carrying me home, this seems quite serios, even my father looks quite troubled.
"Brynjar, people in this world are cruel and greedy, never become like them, you might not understand yet, but when you grow up, you have to grow strong to protect your people."
That day I understood, this is not a fairytale, this worlds is no different from the last one, survival of the fittest, huh.
My responsibily was to grow up, but I can't grow up weak, like my father a renowned warrior, I have to follow in his footsteps, it's still a long way.