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Part 30: Speak thou of hell, for of heaven I know
| I wake up bathing in sweat. The same every night. So Bryn is still alive. And Sigurd. I sit up in the dark when I hear Hreidmar's voice. A low, deep hiss. "It's time, Daughter." I slip out, leaving Sky and Eir. Sola lifts her little head, looks after me. "Lead me, Father. I will be ready." His eyes glow in the dark. Mine as well, probably. "Allfather will take Bryn today. She needs a guide to Valhalla. I volunteered you." Suddenly I'm speechless, overcome by hatred and disappointment. I hoped to use my dagger. Slice up someone. Smell blood. Send Bryn to hell, not to heaven. "I have never visited Valhalla." It's the only thing I manage to say. My mind churns. "I will take you both." Hreidmar looks amused, probably sensed some of the thoughts. Or saw the emotions on my face. "Please, Daughter. Don't even think of pushing her off my back. You know it's not the solution." His voice is a gentle hiss, soothing my heart. There are limits though, and I feel the urge to hurt the ones I hate, to stop being hurt. End the curse. "It would make my day." Bryn looks confused when she sees me enter the hall. Gunnar lights up, gets off the high seat to welcome me. I feel a twinge of pain. I wish he had no role in this. I pity him, for what is to come. He is in love with Bryn, it's so plain to see. My bow is deep enough to be curtious, but that's it. "Let's not waste time, Sister." Bryn shakes her beautiful head. "I am a shield maiden, remember? We are not Sisters." "Allfather sent me to fetch you. Alone." I look at Gunnar. He nods, blissfully unaware that it's the last time he is seeing his wife. "I wish you could have come to our wedding, Mist. But Bryn said you were too busy, visiting Folkvang." "Ah yes." I look at Bryn. She squirms. "Live well, Gunnar." I touch my mark on him, and it stops glowing. Bryn gasps. I feel the hate well up in me. She shouldn't have noticed. Unless she possesses something of Fafni. "Say good-bye to your husband, Sister." Her face reddens. I grab her by the throat when we exit the hall. Rip off her thin golden necklace. The pendant is one of Fafni's scales, with the Eye rune on it. I feel her tremble. She spotted Hreidmar. "Anything else on you belonging to my dead son?" Bryn shakes her head. I know she's lying. So does Hreidmar. A flame shoots out from his nostril, and Bryn is a living torch, but only for a second. Her clothes are ashes, her long hair singed. The tiny golden chain holding another scale is wrapped around her ankle. With a flick of his tongue Hreidmar rips the chain. I pick up the scale. Can't help but whimper when I see the runes, "Rare magic". Fafni's dragon name. My heart darkens. Hreidmar rises up, but he's too late. One flick of my blade. Bryn screams, looking at her own blood. I cut the Death rune right over her heart. We are gone before anyone could come to her aid. |
Continuation:
Part 1 (15 sep 2023)Part 2: Learn it well and tell it to others (2 may 2019)
Part 3: As a blood-red cloud darkens the sky (3 may 2019)
Part 4: Only the Valkyries can choose the slain (3 may 2019)
Part 5: Spears will shatter shields will splinter (4 may 2019)
Part 6: Swords will gnaw like wolves through armor (4 jun 2019)
Part 7: Let us now wind the web of war (10 may 2019)
Part 8: With swords unsheated away from here (6 may 2019)
Part 9: Let us advance and wade through the ranks (30 mar 2020)
Part 10: The shafts are iron-bound and arrows are the shuttles (17 may 2019)
Part 11: The Valkyries go weaving with drawn swords (14 sep 2019)
Part 12: We sang well victory songs (10 may 2019)
Part 13: Where friends of us are exchanging blows (17 may 2019)
Part 14: The web of man grey as armor (14 sep 2019)
Part 15: Will cross it with a crimson weft (15 may 2019)
Part 16: Where the warrior banners are forging forwards (17 may 2019)
Part 17: The news of disaster will spread through lands (14 sep 2019)
Part 18: The Sun, sister of the Moon from South (10 jul 2019)
Part 19: Her right hand cast over heaven's rim (27 may 2019)
Part 20: No knowledge she had where her home should be (4 jun 2019)
Part 21: The Moon knew not what might was his (30 mar 2020)
Part 22: The stars knew not where their stations were (30 mar 2020)
Part 23: From below the dragon dark comes forth (21 jun 2019)
Part 24: The bodies of men on his wings he bears (14 sep 2019)
Part 25: Then sought the Gods their assembly-seats (14 sep 2019)
Part 26: Thence come the maidens, mighty in wisdom (6 jul 2019)
Part 27: One did I see in the wet woods bound (27 jul 2019)
Part 28: Wise shall he seem who well can question, and also answers well (14 sep 2019)
Part 29: Nought is concealed that men may say amongst the sons of men (10 sep 2019)
Part 30: Speak thou of hell, for of heaven I know (30 oct 2019)
Part 31: All to know that I fain would ask, who shall vengeance win for the evil work (28 sep 2019)
Part 32: No wise-woman art thou, nor wisdom hast (13 oct 2019)
Part 33: Maiden, awake! Wake thee, my friend. (18 oct 2019)
Part 34: My sister Hyndla, in thy hollow cave! (18 oct 2019)
Part 35: Already comes darkness and ride must we (5 jan 2022)
Part 36: To Valhall, to seek the sacred hall (23 oct 2019)
Part 37: The favour of Allfather seek we to find, to his followers gold he gladly gives (11 nov 2019)
Part 38: And to Sigurd he gave a sword as gift (14 nov 2019)
Part 39: Triumph to some, and treasure to others (2 dec 2019)
Part 40: To many wisdom, and skill in words (12 dec 2019)
Part 41: Fair winds to the sailor, to the singer his art and a manly heart to many a hero (31 dec 2019)
Part 42: From the stall now one of your wolves lead forth (29 mar 2020)
Part 43: Falsely thou asketh me, Freya, to go (16 apr 2020)
Part 44: For so in the glance of thine eyes I see (5 may 2020)
Part 45: On the way of the slain thy lover goes with thee (6 may 2020)
Part 46: Wild dreams, methinks are thine when thou sayest my lover is with me (15 aug 2021)
Part 47: On the way of the slain (11 may 2020)
Part 48: Long is the way, long must thou wander (15 aug 2021)
Part 49: But long is love as well (20 may 2020)
Part 50: Thou mayst find, perchance, what Thou fain wouldst have (15 aug 2021)
Part 51: If the Fates their favor will give (13 jul 2020)
Part 52: And now I have what I ever hoped (17 jul 2020)
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