‘He is fated to harm us so I’ve hurled him into the sea,’ announced One-Eye. ‘What sea?’ I whispered. As if I were planning a visit to the ocean depths one day. I guess I was in shock. I could feel the gods suck in their breath. I didn’t know the rules. You don’t ask a king questions – you answer them. Remember that when you find yourself in front of me. ‘He will grow large enough to circle the world and bite his own tail in the ocean surrounding Midgard. The snake was a threat to us all,’ said One-Eye. I felt him boring into me, reading my thoughts. I shrank, waiting for the blow to fall. ‘The other two will be kept here.’ The gods muttered, shook their heads, scowled. But One-Eye is their chieftain, what he says, goes. He rose and left, his blue cloak sweeping behind him. I’m safe. I’m safe. Shaking and swaying, I tried to stay upright, then sank into the soft grass.
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