"Answer", Aud/Olaf, PG, circa 879 CE
"Lies"
Aud lifted her head from Olaf's chest and propped her chin against her palm. "Tell me more about Córdoba."
Olaf kissed her hand. "It was magnificent! We saw the most opulent jewels, smelled such savory spices. And there was silk everywhere!" he added, fingering the royal purple cloth draped over her body.
Aud smiled. "It sounds wonderful." Fear crept into her voice. "Will you go back?"
"Certainly," Olaf answered. "I could never stay, though. I need you more than spices or silk, sweet Aud."
The ice lodged in the pit of Aud's stomach melted. She kissed his lips. "Good answer."
Aud lifted her head from Olaf's chest and propped her chin against her palm. "Tell me more about Córdoba."
Olaf kissed her hand. "It was magnificent! We saw the most opulent jewels, smelled such savory spices. And there was silk everywhere!" he added, fingering the royal purple cloth draped over her body.
Aud smiled. "It sounds wonderful." Fear crept into her voice. "Will you go back?"
"Certainly," Olaf answered. "I could never stay, though. I need you more than spices or silk, sweet Aud."
The ice lodged in the pit of Aud's stomach melted. She kissed his lips. "Good answer."