village and hadn't returned. So Astrid set out to try and find her. Even if it was cold, she stayed out all night trying to find her but

even as the morning came, there was no sight of her anywhere.. It was almost like she had vanished. Astrid shivered to herself and crossed

her arms over herself, trying to keep warm. She couldn't stop shivering, the longer she was out the more frantic she felt.

hadn't been able to find Far Holger either... and was in a very similar situation. He had been out all night searching for him... He was

worried. He knew he could handle himself, but... He missed him..

knew More Svea could as well, but she was worried, as of late she had been getting slightly forgetful.

had noticed Far Holger slowing down in hunts and having issues getting around like he use to...

wasn't paying attention to where exactly she was going at this moment, she was just pretty much mindlessly walking and looking for the

woman that raised her only. She hit something and that's when her knees buckled, she dropped into the snow.

blinks and looks down at her. He frowned a bit. "Ye..." He crouched down. "What're ye doin' all the way out here...?" He was far from his

tribe, so he knew she must have been too.

blinks, she looked up at him, and started to force herself to stand, she knew her lips had to be discoloured by now. "W-why do y' care?"

frowned as he looked her over. "I've never seen ye out this far before. And I come here a lot."

blinks. "I was out for a walk.. That's all.." She didn't want to show how worried or anything. She shivered, her lip chattered slightly.

sighs and takes fur cloak off, putting it around her. "Go back to yer village."

looks at the cloak, she shook her head. "Nej, I can't yet.."

rolls his eyes. "Why not?"

starts to pull the cloak a little closer to her, it was warm. "Mor 's missin.."

can't hide the shock from his face. He was really worried now.

notices the look on his face. "What?"

frowns and looks down. "Far's gone too..."

frowns and stares at him. "Y-y'er kiddin me.."

shakes his head. "He's been actin' weird lately..."

couldn't hide the worry in her eyes now. "This 'sn' g-good.."

shakes his head. "I've been out all night lookin' too..."

frowns and looks at him. "How did y' know I was out all night?"

"I can tell. Ye're cold and pale."

bites her lip for a moment and nods. "'S colder in m' home than y'ers.." She had to go further north.. Maybe Mor went there.

frowns. "We should make camp... then continue looking tomorrow... Maybe together we can find them."

breathes out quietly, and nods. "Ah.. ja.."

looks around and heads for a small caved area. It was best to get them out of the snow.

follows him to the area.

looks inside, making sure there's nothing that would harm them. "S'safe here."

nods to him. "I can see that.."

goes to one side of the area and lies down, curling up a bit.

starts to take off his cloak. "Here, take it back."

shakes his head. "I'm use to this. Ye're not."

frowns. "M' land 's colder than y'ers.. I can deal with the cold."

shrugs. "I'm fine. Like I said, I'm use to this now."

frowns. "'S goin t' get colder."

rolls his eyes. "I know." He curled up more, getting into his warm position.

frowns to herself and walks over to him sitting down beside him.

looks up at her, raising a brow.

starts putting the cloak around him too. "'S warmer 'f we're like this.."

shrugs. He couldn't complain. He just wanted her to have most of the cloak.

an equal share of the cloak.

figures that's fine then..

would agree with him.

yawns a bit as he closed his eyes.

closes her eyes, she started to lean against him slightly. "Y' know.. Y'er not so bad.. for a Dane.."

smirks. "Ye're not terrible yerself, for a Swede that is."

nods a little bit. "I guess we can 'gree on that then.." She stated quietly.

nods and sighs. He wasn't use to not having Holger around...

wasn't used to not having Svea around.. This wasn't normal at all, and it scared her a little bit

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knew how she felt. "Far Holger..." He said quietly, more so to himself.

heard him, she closed her eyes and sighed, leaning her head on him. "We'll find 'em.."

nods a little. He didn't much like being comforted by the Swede, but he figured they both needed this...

agreed with him on that. "We nev'r tell 'nyone 'bout this.." She stated quietly.

chuckles. "No problem. I wouldn't want my tribe knowin' I spent the night with a Swede.."

hits his chest. "Don' insult me Dane."

sticks out his tongue a bit, not at all effected by the hit. "Try 'nd stop me."

glares at him for a moment. "I can't b'lieve I used t' think y' were nice..." She mumbled to herself.

rolls his eyes. "I am nice."

shakes her head. "Nej, not really.."He was nicer than Dorthe though..

shrugs. "I am. Just not to ye."

rolls her eyes. "I was nice t' y'.."

shrugs again. "'Nd I was nice to ye.."

frowns and nods. "Dorthe changed y'."

looks at her and shakes his head. "Nej. She didn't."

frowns and nods again. "Ja.."

shakes his head, lightly putting an arm around her. "Nej..."

instinctively leans a little closer to him. "Ja.."

pulls her closer. "She's done nothin'..."

shifts closer. "fine fine.."

frowned at how cold she felt.

thought it was him that was cold..

shifted a bit closer to get more of the cloak around her.

tries to stay close so he could still have a lot of the cloak.

just wanted her to be warm.

wanted him to be warm too.

closes his eyes and starts to fall asleep.

cautiously put her arms around him, trying to help keep him warm as well as she started to drift off with her head on him still.

makes a sound and moves her arms off, before hugging her. He was warmer anyways.

makes a small sound at the hug, she hadn't been expecting it.

just wanted to sleep...

wanted to sleep as well, but she felt bad being more warm.

doesn't think she should feel bad, he was fine.

does feel bad though. When the temperature dropped, he wouldn't be as fine as he said.

would fake being warm...

can tell when people do that..

just didn't want her to worry about him. He was fine.

would worry about him, secretly though.

doesn't want her to worry for him.

doesn't think he has any control over that.

doesn't like it though...

doesn't exactly care...

she should.

doesn't. She was more worried about him getting cold.

wouldn't get cold, once he fell asleep he'd be fine.

puts her arms around him once more, she was more comfy like this anyway.

sighs and just gives up. He just wanted to sleep.

glad he gave up, she breathed out quietly as she drifted off.

fell asleep soon after.

fell asleep fully staying close to him.