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Part 36: To Valhall, to seek the sacred hall
| We touch ground at the mouth of Fafni's cave. I feel my eyes tear up. Hyndla hugs me gently. "I know how you feel, Sister." Hreidmar coils his long tail around us, utters a silent growl. Someone emerges at the mouth of the cave. Atle. "I'm here, Father." Hyndla looks at him, smiles. "Little Brother." They embrace. Atle seems to know Hyndla. "Sigurd is back at Regin's hall. Have you decided his fate?" They all look at me. A dragon, a werewolf and a prince. My motley crew. And me. I have no idea who I am. What I am. Not anymore. "I have claimed him in Freya's name. She was to decide his fate. But Allfather gave him to Hreidmar and me. The question is, will we put his word over Freya's." We all suck in some air. Ponder the consequences of sowing discord between the dynasties. Finally, Hreidmar speaks. "My children. I ask you to spare Sigurd." We all look at him, too shocked to speak. "What is to become of him, Father?" Hyndla's voice is silent, but filled with contained rage. "Mist will offer him to Freya. I will talk to her, ask her to give him to me. Then we take him to Valhalla, to Odin." "And then?" Atle's eyes burn with a cold fire. "Leave him there. For Brynhild." "But... she is dead, Father. I saw her stab herself in the heart with my dagger." "She is not released." I feel the world turn around with me. "Undead, like Swan?" "Odin thought it was a fitting punishment." I have to sit down. Hreidmar touches his forehead to mine. "I am sorry, daughter. I know how hard this is for you. Even though you wanted her dead." " I didn't want her undead." I can't help, but feel guilty. Ashamed. I cursed Bryn and Sigurd, for killing Fafni. And I know Fafni would have forgiven them, just as Hreidmar and Pin did. And the punishment I brought down on Bryn is terrible. Still, I can't just let Sigurd off the hook. He has been a blunt instrument, but I still dream of Fafni's severed head almost every night. Feel the weight in my hand, smell his blood. "What will Bryn do with him?" Atle looks pensive. "She saw him confessing his love to Mist." Hreidmar's voice is soft. "Love? That bastard doesn't know what love is." I see Atle's face turn red. He probably thinks of the night when he saved me from Sigurd. So long ago. Hyndla starts to laugh. Kisses Hreidmar on the nose. "Father, I bow to your wisdom. Let those two have each other. The undead and the coward, bound together by hatred. That is what they deserve. Do we all agree?" Atle nods. "I will fetch him." I feel my heart lighten, as the curse breaks. "Atle, Hyndla and I will wait for you at Folkvang." Woosh of giant wings. I hear the forest sing, see the runes light up, as they pass overhead. I only have three days until I have to be at Valhalla. Let's make the most of it. |
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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