Lagertha smiled at him, "Sorry, I know that it might be a bit of a shock - I was not expecting this myself - but I will try to best by you." she would, too, she might be Norse and a former Queen and kind of a scary woman but she was warm and kind and had been a good mother to both her children. Someone comes to harm him, well, then her scary side will come out.
She didn't know much - she was just being cautious, and trying to be accommodating. "I'll give you as much space as you need."
She took his hand, hers was rough, the hands of a person who handled a sword for a living, and one who was a farmer - there was a little dirt under her nails. "A pleasure Colin, are you hungry? I made some food, I wasn't sure."