Stone Circle And the tears of people ran together

that minute felt like forever.

hours, a century. she remembered the way bodies had gathered when mother bear had problems. she wondered now if a mountain savior would come. heal her brother and bring him back.

but gunnar was there.

bjarna, crouched protectively, kept skáld close. perhaps smothering him in doing so.

he...he shook. it was not — he didn't...he fell and shook. for she knew no other way to describe it to gunnar! now she sought to begin the frenzied grooming of a concerned caretaker over her brother. who had the wonderful misfortune of both the event and waking to these things.