[There is a certain variety of mild discomfort that comes with standing - or sitting - in front of someone who is entertaining a kind of personal joke, one in which you are not involved save for tangentially. Nate, to his credit, does his level best to not be perturbed by what he can only assume is a man reveling in fact that he is a legend, to many.
The need to be remembered for your deeds must run deeper in their society than Nate imagined. But Ivar recovers himself and looks to him with deep, abiding interest, to which Nate offers a sheepish smile.]
You and your brothers organized what people called the Great Heathen Army, I think. Your dad- father was killed by King Γlle and you wanted revenge, so you attacked- um, Northumbria? And Mercia, and the other kingdoms in England, I can't remember all their names.
You were known for strategy, and for being an excellent tactician. [From what he recalls of the manuscripts he has read, Ivar was one of the louder siblings. He undoubtedly had the most to prove.] And for executing Γlle with something called a blood eagle.
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The need to be remembered for your deeds must run deeper in their society than Nate imagined. But Ivar recovers himself and looks to him with deep, abiding interest, to which Nate offers a sheepish smile.]
You and your brothers organized what people called the Great Heathen Army, I think. Your dad- father was killed by King Γlle and you wanted revenge, so you attacked- um, Northumbria? And Mercia, and the other kingdoms in England, I can't remember all their names.
You were known for strategy, and for being an excellent tactician. [From what he recalls of the manuscripts he has read, Ivar was one of the louder siblings. He undoubtedly had the most to prove.] And for executing Γlle with something called a blood eagle.