The Viking's Maiden (Viking!Reiner x Reader)[Pt.2]

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The Viking's Maiden (Viking!Reiner x Reader)[Pt.1]
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    Dark clouds smeared the early morning skies, it felt as if it were to rain. You thought of this as a good sign, perhaps the wilted crops in the fields would be saved. Dreary eyes scanned over the poverty stricken village, everyone was sick and hopeless; you turned your back on the silent village and entered your cottage to separate herbs.
   Your features were soft, but your hands were scarred from working in the fields and taking on jobs that were deemed a man's work. Living alone, you couldn't depend on anyone to do a task for you, seeing as most of the men were weak as well. Frail bodies and broken souls. The lands were ravaged by illness and vikings from far off lands, this all crushed your once thriving village with the sickness that infested humans and crops, and attacks that harbored nearby towns and cities that destroyed business' and trade
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 You’d think living with a bunch of vicious, bloodthirsty, greedy savages whom dominated Northern Europe would be a life filled with fear and torture… That wasn’t necessarily the case for you.

    Of course these Viking men were quite handsy when it came to women, slurring profanities and the occasional hitting of a wench who’d done wrong. You were never once hit, and you were thankful for that. Though on the downside, you’d been groped by a man once. You had done many things wrong in your attempts to be a good servant to the Viking’s that ultimately enslaved you, yet also saved you? In your constant pondering, you had realized that the Viking Lords were well respected men within their clans. That must of been the reason why none of the other men dared to lay a hand on you in a violent manner. You were claimed as Reiner’s property.

   You remember the first day you were officially casted into the Viking's servant system. You roomed with two servants, Sasha and Historia. They  were women whom you got friendly with quickly. Historia’s kindness and Sasha’s humor was what eased your nerves those first few weeks.

"It's not bad." Sasha said, "It's actually pretty enjoyable! Plus they feed us so much food! How can you not love it here?!"

"You have to remember, Sasha, she was abducted from her homeland whereas we were born into these Viking clans. This is a whole other world for her."

"You're right. But you'll love it here! You think all of us are mean, cold hearted killers? Pft! That's what people want you to think, but you're one of us now, it'll be fun, I promise!"

Those two girls were your life saviors. You really had thought life living under a Viking's rule would be pure terror. Sir Reiner and Sir Bertholdt were very respected, yet also very intimidating. But, Reiner was a complete sweetheart when it came to you, which filled you with many conflicting emotions.

A few days after your capture, you were slowly getting settled in and used to your new life. Sir Bertholdt ordered for a feast to be held, a party in the Great Hall. It was to celebrate a successful hunt and slave trade the day you were captured. You were clumsy and afraid. You were skilled in blacksmithing and gathering crops, not serving people and cleaning up after them.

“(F/n),” a woman with light brown hair called out to you with a smile. “My name is Petra, I’m one of the domestic servants and chambermaid to one of the Officers in our clan. First off, it’s nice to meet you and I hope you aren’t too frazzled. All of the servants are well informed of who you are and where you came from, you’ll slowly get to know all of us as well. You must already know, but in case you forgot, Miss Hanji is in charge of all the servants. She’s like a head-servant you can say, you can always ask her for help as well. But for today, since Lord Bertholdt has declared a feast in the Great Hall, you’ll be working with all of us and interacting with the whole clan. It may be frightening at times, but it can’t be as frightening as what you went through to get here. Mainly what I want you to do is to just bring platters of food out and refill drinks when you see them empty. If you have any questions, look for women who are dressed in the garments like you’re wearing, these are our servant uniforms. If any of the male or female warriors ask you to do something, listen to them. That’s all the advice I have for you today, good luck! These parties are usually pretty fun, so don’t worry too much!” You could barely mutter an okay, she came up to you so quickly and talked so fast you had a hard time processing what just happened. She seemed nice, you remember having been introduced to Miss Hanji the first day you were brought to the castle. She was absolutely crazy.

    Off you went, in your red and brown servant robes to the kitchen. They were actually quite appealing, much comfier and prettier than what you were used to wearing as a common peasant.  In the kitchen people were scrambling all over the place, yet they seemed elegant. As if they were partaking in a dance they’ve done a hundred times.

“Hey! New girl! Get over here and bring these platters out!” A man yelled at you, he was a chef. Shaking in fright for a moment, Sasha came up behind you and nudged you.

“There’s nothing to be afraid of, it’s a party!” She yelled and laughed as she danced past you with platters of bread and meat, and a roll stuffed in her mouth. You couldn’t help but snort out a giggle. Perhaps it wouldn’t be too bad. You grabbed a platter of goat meat and scurried out of the kitchen and into the Great Hall.

It was HUGE. Nothing like you’ve ever seen before! There were at least a dozen of long dining tables and benches crowded with men and women who were having the time of their life. People dancing and drinking; you stood in awe for a long moment, glancing over the view. There were people playing instruments on a small stage, you noticed Lord Bertholdt and Lord Reiner in their thrones eating, laughing and drinking, surrounded by women. You noticed a blonde woman in a smaller throne next to Lord Bertholdt, he seemed to be blushing as he tried conversing with her. That was one strange site you never thought you’d see, Lord Bertholdt seemed rather domineering the first day you met him. There was a throne next to Sir Reiner as well, yet it was empty. You wondered why it was empty, was his Lady somewhere else? Or did he not have one to begin with..? He seemed happy nonetheless, there were women hanging all over him. Someone kept yelling and it got louder and louder, eventually knocking you out of your daze.

“Hey wench! Yeah you! What’s your name? I’ve never seen you before! Get over here with that goat meat! I’m starving!”

“S-Sorry..Sir..” You mumbled with red cheeks and quickly walked over to the table from which the bald man was yelling at you.

“Ahh! There we go!” He exasperated as many hands reached onto the platter before you could even set it down.

“C-Can I get anything else for you?”

“Awe, that’s cute, she’s shy.” Another man asked. You could only blush more at the man’s words. He wasn’t half bad looking, he had light brown hair and a dark undercut.

“I think she likes you Jean.”

“I know, women can’t resist my charming looks, Connie.”

“Pfffttt!!” A voice sputtered out ale and laughed. “CHARMING?! Yeah right horse-face! Who would be attracted to that hay-eating face?!”

“U-Uhm..” You squeaked out, a blonde boy looked over to you and gently touched your arm.

“It’s alright, they always do that. My name is Armin, I’m one of the footmen in the clan. What’s your name?” The blonde seemed a bit shy, but he was very kind as he smiled up to you from his seat. He attempted to calm your wary emotions.

“M..My name is (F/n)...”

“Oh!” Another man said, “You’re Lord Reiner’s chambermaid aren’t you?”

“Y-Yes..”

“My name is Marco, forgive me for not introducing myself. This hotheaded guy is Jean and the other is Eren.” After Marco had finished his sentence a beautiful woman with black hair shoved a leg of goat meat into Eren’s mouth and grabbed him by his shirt forcing him, rather roughly, into his seat.

“Sit down and eat Eren. You’re in no shape to be fighting. Regain your strength. Marco, control Jean.” Marco laughed meekly at the domineering woman,  patting Jean on the shoulder. “My name is Mikasa by the way.” Her eyes were like daggers tearing into your soul. You figured she was protective of that Eren guy, she seemed rather jealous.

“Anyways, back to this fine woman over here..” Jean spoke up, getting out of his seat and towards you. “What’s your name? Someone was being too loud I couldn’t hear your beautiful voice speak your name earlier..” He chuckled and smirked with red cheeks as he wrapped his arm around you. He was quite handsy, you felt his hand squeeze your butt a bit and you were absolutely flabbergasted. Your face turned bright red, so did Marco and Armin’s. Connie couldn’t help but laugh.

“S-Sir..P-Please d-don’t touch me there..” You tried shoving Jean away, but it wasn't exactly working. “C-Could I get you some more ale? O-Or meat? Perhaps some bread?!”

“What’s your name? That’s all I want...maybe a bit more..” His hand patted your behind gently and rubbed circles into the soft flesh.

“M-My name is (F/n)..I-If you’ll excuse me I-I have to get back to work..”

“Hey..uh..Jean..” Connie called out. Jean was apparently too drunk to register anything, but was quickly shoved and fell on the floor.

“HEY!....Shit..”

“Jean.” A strong voice called out and you were gently removed from the front of the scene. Who was it? Oh, a cape, blonde hair.. you recall that familiar clothing.

“Lord Reiner!” He squeaked out and rolled onto his knees as if to beg for forgiveness.

“Pick yourself up, will you? Let’s talk man to man.” You could see why everyone in his clan respected him, the way he upheld himself and talked to his people was very admiring.

“Yes, Sir.”

“Now, I know you’re drunk, friend. But, don’t forget that this woman is MY property. You do not touch her the way you were touching her just now. Here.. lemme explain it more simpler. NO MAN SHALL LAY A HAND ON THIS SERVANT. VIOLENTLY OR PROVOCATIVELY.” His voice boomed throughout the Great Hall. It was loud enough to quiet the party down. “Do you men understand? Let me formally introduce this lovely lady.” He paused for a moment and grabbed your arm to bring you in front of him. Trying to show you off to everyone in the whole Hall. “Her name is (F/n), she is MY chambermaid as some of you may already know, she is MY property and no one elses. I do not want to see OR hear that anyone has laid a hand upon her. If such has done so, you WILL face my wrath. I would expect the women to treat her accordingly. Got it?!” The Great Hall roared in acknowledgement. “That is all, let the party commence!” Another roar and the party went on with dancing and drinking and songs sung and played. Lord Bertholdt looked down at the two of you in observation. Even though you were a slave to them, he could tell that you were good for his fellow friend. He hadn’t burned with that much passion in a long time. Bertholdt averted his attention back to the woman in the throne next to him and drank to his heart’s content.

Now with the party back and underway, Reiner smiled to himself very pleased with the reaction.

“Lord Reiner..” You squeaked out shyly.

“Hey, I haven’t seen you all day, how has things been? Actually I haven't really seen much of you since you've been here.” He looked down to you with his golden eyes and bright, gentle smile. You felt conflicted, you didn’t know much about this man yet he seemed to warm your empty heart. Taking note of your quietness, he spoke up again. “How have the other servants been treating you? Well I hope. I trust that in the next few days they will start training you on the proper cleaning methods within my living quarters. I haven’t had a proper chambermaid in a long while, so Bertholdt’s chambermaid will be teaching you, you’ll meet her soon. But for today, I want you to not stress so much... actually, screw it. Come with me.”

“Wha--!” As you tried to make an audible sentence, it was quickly cut off by Reiner’s pushy attitude. He grabbed your hand and walked you out of the Great Hall, not before he picked up a platter of various foods and ale.

“Follow me.” He grinned, holding the platter and strode out towards an empty balcony that was attached to the Great Hall.

“Lord Reiner… is.. it really okay for you to be out here with me? Shouldn’t I be helping the other servants?”

“Haha!” He bellowed out and sat down on a stone chair, then motioned for you to sit next to him. “It’s alright (F/n)! I’ll let Hanji know of your sudden disappearance later. That way there will be no harsh words thrown at you.” The muscular blonde picked up a haunch of boar meat and began tearing into it, whilst chugging down ale. "Go ahead, eat! You must be hungry." He then picked up a leg and shoved it into your hands. You stared at him, observed him. He seemed like a friendly man, one who liked humor and parties. You bit into the meat and your taste buds exploded. Saliva filled your mouth in pure bliss.

"Mm! I haven't had boar meat in... Years! This is so rare where I'm from." Your eyes twinkled with happiness as you tore your teeth into the meat. Reiner had already finished his and currently propped his head up in his palm, gnawing on a piece of bread with a smile.

"You shall never starve here. We have plenty of delectable food and you may enjoy it all." Your thoughts were overpowered with the joy of the meat filling your taste buds and belly that you didn't have time to think negatively about anything.  "Anyways, (F/n), I hope that you'll allow me the pleasure of getting to know you. After all, I hope you're not frightened of me still."

You stopped eating and sipped on some ale he had brought with. Your eyes glanced at him quickly, a bit embarrassed to make direct eye contact.

"I guess you are. I'm sorry, I never meant to scare you. I only wanted to help. You looked so beau--.. Er.." Reiner seemed to get choked up and a faint tinge of pink danced on his cheeks momentarily. "Uhm.. You just looked different.. So I decided to save you was all." A bit embarrassed himself, he stood abruptly and his tone of voice became more stern. "Anyways, enjoy your meal and get back to work after you're done. I bid you farewell for now." His cloak danced off behind him as he turned his back on you to enter the Hall again. You thought it was slightly strange of him, even though you barely knew him. Pushing the thoughts back, you engorged yourself on the rest of the food and ale.

"(F/n)! Come quickly before Miss Hanji finds you! You must get back to work. There are mugs of ale to be refilled!"  You turned to find Historia panicking. With a nod, you stood and got back to work. "By the way, what did Lord Reiner want with you? I saw him exit from here not too long ago."