“Bjorn!” she cried. “It’s Selia. Please let me in!” The door opened and Geirr and Faolan threw themselves into her arms. “Mamai,” Geirr choked out, “I thought he would kill you.” “Where is Hrefna?” Ingrid demanded. She had a dagger in her hand and o...
The room smelled strongly of fish, both from a stew bubbling in a pot at the hearth as well as dozens of strings of fish hanging from the ceiling to dry. The odor was stifling. There was a bin of apples near the hearth, where the woman, Bahati, had been cutting and drying ...
They sat facing each other with a painted wooden board balanced on their knees between them. When Alrik and Selia entered the room they both looked up, and Ulfrik started, just as Hrefna had. Carved pieces of the game fell from the board and hit the floor. His eyes went to the mark on her shoulde...