ARIANNE POV
Taking some time apart from Ivan was actually proving to be difficult that I imagined. It was what I wanted, actually no, it was what I needed to do because I never wanted this at all! It was killing me slowly on the inside and I swear when the carriage began to move, I almost got down and run back to my mate. But when I turned to look back at the castle to see if Ivan was still there, he wasn't though, he was gone! Throughout the entire ride to the kingdom of the Vikings, I felt my heart shatter, even our bond weakened as we moved farther away from each other.
I was grateful neither Harald nor Freya said anything when I was unable to hold back my tears anymore. A tear rolled down my cheek which I brushed away with my knuckles, after that I couldn't back my tears anymore. I couldn't even hold back the sob, I cried uncontrollably Harald had to carry Cyril away from my arms when she was getting uncomfortable with my loud wailings.
Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!