Bloodbound Destiny
An elderly priest with tufts of white hair on his head waited, and I dropped to my knees in front of him, Tristan following suit.
The elderly man gazed at us in astonishment, and I lifted my face to meet his gaze, saying softly, “The orcs have vanquished.”
His eyes, clouded with cataracts, expanded, then skipped to the warriors standing barely a few steps behind me.
I tensed, watching as he pieced together my name, praying to every god that he’d not sell me out to those who’d see me killed.
Instead, the old priest smiled, then intoned, “Do you submit to Odin, Thor, Frigg, Freyr, and”—he winked—“Freyja?”
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