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you’ve never had before and it will be arduous.  You will need every minute of sleep and every ounce of energy you have.  You will sleep in my robes.  You’ll be safe.  A vessel of water is in the basin in the corner.  Use it quickly so we can retire.”  She was so astonished, she could barely move, until he looked back, “Move!”
    Eriik was taking off his clothes, all of his clothes.  She looked away as quickly as she could.  When she was finished at the basin, he was lying down, naked!  She didn’t mean to look again but simply could not help herself.  He was on his back with his hand over his eyes.  She couldn’t tell if he was already asleep or not.  She would have been surprised to know how wide awake he really was.  Her eyes slowly traveled down his magnificent body, from the splendid muscles on his arms and chest to, oh my , the very male part of him that she couldn’t take her eyes off, even though she was chastising herself the entire time.  What was wrong with her?  That part of the male anatomy was certainly a mystery to her and it had not been of any interest at all until this minute.  Now she couldn’t take her eyes off it.  It brought to mind the knight’s stallions.  Oh my, that thought made her blush as she turned quickly away and splashed more water on her face.  After drying off again, she sat down in the corner. 
    Eriik looked up, “I said you’ll be sleeping in my robes tonight.  Did I not make myself clear?”
    “I will not sleep in the same bed with you.  It’s not, well it’s just not proper.”
    “Not proper? What in Odin’s name are you talking about girl?”
    “You are not my husband and therefore I will not be sleeping in the same bed as you.”
    “Well let me put it to you this way lady.  You will either come over here by your own volition or I will truss you up and bring you over here by force.  Your choice.”  It would be better for you if you came yourself.”  He looked at her as if she were an unruly child.
    She decided she would be better off doing as he said.  She tip toed to his make-shift bed and lay down as far away from him as she could get.
    “Will you be sleeping in your traveling clothes?” he muttered.
    “Yes indeed.”
    “You will wish tomorrow that you had not.  None of my business.”
    He put his hands over his eyes again as if he were going to sleep.
    Lillian, with all her might, still could not stop herself from staring when she thought he was asleep.
    Eriik had never been more wide awake and very aware of her perusal of him, and it took every ounce of control he possessed to keep from becoming very thick and very hard.  He knew he could not continue to do that for very much longer, so he turned away from her and let his imagination run amok.  At every turn, when he thought of her creamy breasts, shapely waist and derriere, he grew heavy and hard.  He was in abject misery.  Why did he not take her?  That’s what she was expecting after all.  That was not his way, he wanted her eager, wet and willing, moaning and calling his name when he spilled his seed inside her.  Yes, that’s what would make his release worthwhile.  He could have any woman he wanted just to ram himself into.  He didn’t understand exactly why he wanted this woman to be different, but he did, and at that moment he decided he would set out to win her into his robes willingly.  After quite awhile his cock settled down and so did he.  Sleep was filled with emerald eyes and burnished silk.  When he awoke, remembering the wonderful dreams of her, he wondered if he would ever be able to keep his mind on something else?  By Thor that was a good question.

Chapter 9
     
    Camp broke early and the small boats were loaded and re-loaded time and again to get all the men and treasure back to the longships.  The prostitutes were left behind in spite of a few of their pleadings to come along.  Lillian was hoping that perhaps she too would be left behind,