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She understood what he wanted and what he could offer — intimately aware — and that was why she had not yet chased him away.

Sanja was desperate, but that did not make her stupid. She knew it was dangerous to mingle with a man such as this; she also knew that without him Bjarna might starve, and relying on the good humors of someone transient was not ideal.

Trade. She replied. She had heard the word before, with him, and now it held certain connotations that made her face warm and her insides churn. Trade... for stay. Heim.

The man was a threat, but he was also strong and capable, and she weighed these things against one-another. She needed him.