The Last Kingdom: Bastard of BebbanBurg: The ‘wolf’

A.D. 877 City of Oxford, Temple of Tengri

/pov the 'wolf's' Chief Shaman Jebe/

Such a glorious day.. what a perfect day it is today.. the first day of summer.. the 'astrologists' the 'wolf' employs tells us.. an 'auspicious' day said the 'wolf'.. first thing this morning when he greeted me by saying

"Fucking hell its early.. gods.. Jebe.. there you are.. tell Eadith to fetch me some 'hang-over' soup.. would ya please.. fuck.. my head.. right the revealing ceremony of my temple is today isn't it.. glad the suns out.. just like I needed it to be.. for our 'auspicious' day today huh Jebe.."

Before we go any further.. let me inform you.. my name was not always Jebe.. actually just two weeks ago I was still just Scallig.. someone not many knew.. very few knew him as a matter of fact.. for he was poor.. his skin color was different you see.. he was always discriminated against.. it wasn't his fault his skin was a different hue of everyone else's.. he didn't know how he ended up on this side of the world.. but thats over now.. now he is called Jebe by many people already.. only being called Jebe for two weeks and already known by so many.. funny how fates and destinies entertwine and collide and bounce off one another whilst swimming in the river named 'time'.. Scallig is no more.. but now the Chief Seer, Shaman, personal means of communication with the gods for use only to the 'wolf' named Jebe.. his story has just begun to be written.. even though two weeks ago I had no knowledge whatsoever of the gods.. or how to communicate with them.. but with the helpings and teachings of my liege lord the 'wolf'.. I now speak with the gods directly.. I read the signs sent by the gods myself daily.. atleast thats the way the common folk and everyone else see it.. I just play the part like Im told.. like I should the 'wolf' told me..

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/pov capt. Eardwulf/

Standing guard with my men.. thats my duty.. and I appreciate my duty.. I honor my duty.. my men feel and do the same.. day in.. day out.. we protect our people.. we keep our people safe from their would-be attackers.. should any be foolish enough to be said would-be attackers.. examples have been made through my lords lands.. among the many flocks of different species of animals and humans.. both predator.. and prey.. clear examples of what follows when one steps out of line in the dominions of the 'wolf's' domain.. clear examples of what I would call the most brutal, insane, cruel punishments.. inflicted onto men.. until they become less than men.. until they become less than human.. and then onto and until becoming finally less than nothing.. no more than a corpse.. a desecrated corpse that may or may not have its head still attached to it.. depending on the crime and then finally depending on the judgement.. clear examples of why.. I will never step out of line.. or even think or dream of stepping out of line here.. if I ever do I'll slap myself and apologize to my liege lord.. I could picture it you know.. me coming up to my liege lord.. first thing one morning.. slapping myself in the face hard as shit.. then dropping to kneel at his feet and apologizing for ever falling asleep and having a dream where I did step out line.. and him probably replying by saying "What the fuck is wrong with you Eardwulf.. why are you slapping yourself and kneeling.. so gods damn early in the morning.. speak what is this boy.. what have you done?"

To which I would say something like "M'lord last night in my slumber.. I was restless.. I tossed and turned.. finally fell back asleep.. but once I did I starter dreaming.. I don't know what I did in my dream.. I can't remember.. but I feel like I might have stepped out of line in my dream last night.. I always told myself if I ever dreamed or thinking of doing something like that I'd do exactly this lord.. please forgive and have mercy on me lord.. didn't mean to dream of stepping out of line m'lord.. I swears it m'lord"

Then he would go onto reply "if you have another dream like that just slap yourself.. don't come bother my fucking mornings with shit like again boy!"

After that I would do exactly what he said for me to do from that day on.. I imagine anyway..

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/3rd person pov/

"Hurry.. hurry.. the lord and his family will be at the temple of Tengri for the ceremony today.. Tengri is the god our lord worships.. let's go check it out come on guys.." one man said to his co-workers as they were clocking out their tickets for a hard days work.. they had been working like dogs.. after a day like that you just want to unwind.. but there's a ceremony and there's gonna be the 'wolf' there.. everyone gonna go see it all go down..

"I heard Tengri is not a god.. Tengri is everything.. this plane we all live on is called Tengri.. the skies above us and all that is beyond them is called Tengri.. even underneath us.. the underworld where the souls of the dead go to wait to be reborn is called Tengri.. the life-stream carrying the life-blood of our 'Mother Earth' is called Tengri.."

Charlan the 'poet' claims whilst standing among some of the crowd..

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/pov Aethred/

I take in the sight of my people gathering here at the Temple of my 'mother' religion.. the Temple of 'Tengri' I named it.. the worshipping of 'Tengri' will be my chief religion.. among all the religions that will be among my flocks of 'sheep'.. I am tasked with guiding by divine laws..

"And So!.. 'Mother-Earth' recognizes King Aethred of the.. Kingdom of the Republic of New Mongolia.. as her chosen son.. the 'son-of-heaven' chosen by 'Tengri' itself.." I hear my head priest Jebe say.. he then continued on about the 'meritocratic-constitutional monarchy' I decided to create as my founding government to run my country.. for my royal family..