Rurik had also seen reindeer, such as the five deer that were sacrificed in the sacrifice more than a month ago.
In the tribe, every deer is valuable.
He never imagined that his father Otto not only showed the deer herd, but also told him that these deer were his family's property.
Rurik knew that this was a great fortune, and he asked curiously: "Dad, you hunted all the deer? Do these deer listen to you with peace of mind?"
"I don't have such ability!" At this moment, Otto felt that it was necessary to show his great achievements to his wife and children.
Otto waved his arms and gestured with enthusiasm on his face.
"We defeated a group of deer herders, so we got so many deer."
Niya celebrated happily: "Ah! You have won again. I just heard that no one of us was even injured this time."
"Of course! Brothers who follow me can only go from one victory to another!"
Otto's words sounded like Rurik was slowly getting conceited, but they did win.
The so-called deer herders, of course, have nothing to do with their own tribe. Although Rurik is young, he has already received a lot of information from the priests. Coupled with his innate understanding of much history, the deer herders are the descendants of later generations.
The Sami people!
The Rus tribe used banditry to rob other people's property, and Rurik didn't feel very happy in his heart.
He simply thought that this was a criminal act, but looking at the people he saw, everyone's faces were full of joy.
While Rurik was still looking around, he was suddenly picked up by his father: "Let's go, my child. I have brought you a special gift."
"A gift?"
"Yes! A very good gift."
What could the gift be? Could it be some kind of toy?
Rurik was held by his father and moved to his father's snow nest sheltered from the wind. He kept his big eyes open and was surprised to see that in the snow nest, in addition to his father's tent, there was also a tent tightly wrapped in animal skins.
people.
Lying in the snow nest was a short man, and the dim light obscured the details of his face. Even so, Rurik could tell that this man was not an adult.
That's a child!
"Look Rurik." Otto put his son down and pointed with his big hand and said happily: "This is a deer herder, a girl. From now on, she will be your servant."
"Ah? What?!"
"My child, this is your servant! It's the gift I gave you from your father, do you understand?"
"I……"
Rurik's eyes widened even more. He completely understood his father's words and clearly realized that the so-called gift was a servant.
This situation also shocked Niya. She held her husband's arm and asked: "Where did you capture this woman? Is she a deer herder?"
"She is a deer herder. We originally captured many people, but in the end only this one child survived." At this point, Otto couldn't help but look up at the Northern Lights in the sky and sighed, then looked at his old wife, "Listen
Well, this is the will of the Valkyrie. The other deer herders froze to death, but this child survived. The Valkyrie's order is to make this girl a servant of our son."
Maybe they really had amazing adventures in the Far North during the long period of time when the husband was away.
"Our son's servant? She looks like a bear wrapped in fur. How old is she?"
"It's a child." Otto muttered regretfully, "He's really too young and can't do any work."
"That's okay. Since she is Rurik's servant, she is also my servant. It is better if she is a girl. Let's take her back, I will give her food, and she will sew animal skins and linen for me. This is not
Is it good?"
Niya has already entered the state immediately. She clearly understands that once there is an extra helper in the family, life will inevitably become more comfortable.
"You just want a helper?" Otto shook his head, "We have a lot of deer now. I don't know how to raise deer. This girl will raise deer for us. But I have promised Rurik, she is my son's
Servant. We need to listen to Rurik regarding this girl."
"But he is only seven years old."
"That is the command of the Valkyrie. Spare this girl's life. She is destined to be our son's servant. Niya, you must not disobey the god's command."
After hearing this warning, Niya said no more.
Otto patted the stunned Rurik on the young shoulder. In fact, just now, the two children had been staring at each other for a long time.
"Rurik, do you understand?"
"what? What?"
"This is your servant." Otto pointed and continued.
"Yes! I understand..."
"Oh? You don't seem happy. Do you think the gift I gave you is not good? Listen, my child, you are the one blessed by Odin. This time I had some adventures in the far north. Odin
Din sent the Valkyrie to give you a servant. Everything is her fate, and it is also your fate. My child, you must accept this servant."
"I...I will."
Rurik has a complicated heart.
Because from the bottom of his heart, there is no concept of hierarchy in his heart.
The reality is too primitive. In this barbaric era, the entire world has not been influenced and transformed by the Enlightenment. People all over the world generally agree that human beings are divided into classes.
Especially in Europe, prisoners of war and slaves did not have human rights, and what was even more extreme was that even in Eastern Rome, which advertised itself as more civilized, only adult men among the Romans living in the city had fair rights in the true sense.
Other than that, they are like objects with a value marked on them.
Rurik's ideas were naturally very different from those of others. Facing his so-called servant, he only felt that the world was so absurd.
But this is indeed a fact. As the only son of the leader, he actually has more power than his clan members, and it is normal to have servants.
Rurik swallowed deeply and took a few tentative steps forward. His eyes never left the girl's face.
The girl's face looked very childish, and she was obviously behind bars, but she did not show any fear at all.
She had a dull look on her face, and her whole body was tightly wrapped in animal skins, as if only the moment she blinked her eyes proved that she was still alive, rather than a frozen lump of ice.
In terms of mental age alone, Rurik was not much younger than Otto. His young body was only seven years old, but his soul was almost forty years old.
He walked next to the girl lying down. When his young hands touched the fur, the girl suddenly said a lot of incomprehensible words.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand. Why don't you stand up? Is it because you are afraid? I am also a child, you don't need to be afraid of me."
Rurik also muttered a lot in Old Norse. He slowly opened the animal skins and soon understood the reason why the girl could not stand up.
I have to say that her father, Otto, did keep the girl warm. She was basically in a "sleeping bag" made of double-layered deerskin, which perfectly withstood the severe cold.
It's just that the wrapping was so tight that she really couldn't stand up.