Kingdom On Fire
she said as a servant placed a chair for her next to Ubbe, who was sipping his drink and glaring at Ivar.
"Thank you," Sophie said quietly as Queen Aslaug smiled.
"How's sword fighting?" Queen Aslaug inquired, addressing both Sophie and Ubbe.
"Good," Sophie smiled.
"We started with archery today," Ubbe added, looking down at Sophie beside him.
"That's good," the Queen smiled, while everyone else remained silent except for Hvitserk, who was chuckling for reasons unknown to Sophie. She occupied herself by watching a young servant who could have easily been her in different circumstances serving the food.