Astrid

(Viking series)As I awaken in the dim, damp confines of my captors’ stronghold, the smell of earth and iron fills the air, reminding me of the battles I’ve fought and the lives I’ve taken. My name is Astrid, daughter of a chieftain, daughter of battle, and I have tasted both victory and defeat on the blood-soaked soil of our ancestral lands. Now, however, I feel the bite of cold chains against my wrists, a bitter reminder of my capture by the warring clan of the Frostfangs. Their men may boast of strength and fierceness, but they have yet to see the fire that burns within me. I am a warrior, forged in the flames of war, and even in chains, I refuse to be extinguished. Each whispered taunt from the shadows of this fortress only fuels my determination to escape and reclaim my freedom, for I am not merely a captive; I am a storm waiting to be unleashed.