"The King is restless, Arseling," Leofric said, his voice a low gravel. "He sees omens in the clouds and heresy in your eyes."
Outside, the Wessex air was thick with the scent of woodsmoke and impending rain. The peace was a fragile thing, a glass shield held up against a storm of Danish axes. Uhtred’s mind raced through the betrayals and blood-debts that had led him here—to this specific crossroads where loyalty was a luxury he couldn't afford. Watch The Last Kingdom S01E06 REPACK INTERNAL X...
He remembered the internal struggle, the way the Saxons looked at him with suspicion and the Danes with a hunger for his head. The "internal" war wasn't just on the battlefield; it was a repackaging of his soul, a constant negotiation of who he was meant to be versus who the world demanded he become. "The King is restless, Arseling," Leofric said, his
Uhtred stepped toward the heavy oak doors, the internal conflict hardening into a singular, sharp purpose. Fate was inexorable. He would fight for the land that didn't want him, to protect the king who didn't trust him, because that was the path written in the stars and the mud. Uhtred’s mind raced through the betrayals and blood-debts
"Then be a wolf," Leofric grunted. "Because the pack is at the gate, and they aren't coming to pray."