Stone Circle Dögun

She came upon the gathering just behind Gunnar, though they’d come from opposite sides of the territory, and she made her way over to him in time for Skald to arrive and greet them in turn. She nudged Skald in affection, and felt an unfamiliar warmth crawl through her heart. The boy had been a mere whelp when she’d first stepped into the pack! Now, he was a near man, and she did not miss how he’d placed himself at Tauris’ very shoulder.

A smile passed through the reaches of her mind, but she made no show of things.

Her curiosity lingered on Tauris, however. Had there been developments in the witch hunt? Her heart still shuddered at Moss’ word of a traitor among them… but she had not seen Germanicus since then. Taktuq felt her heart reach out for Gunnar, and she leaned a little closer to him.

Ikaros, she greeted the other boy with a nod, seeing the confusion in his eyes, but settling instead on Nornir, Tauris. Have you news for Kvarsheim?

A reason to join together? Be it only for the reason of being family, she prayed. Be it only for the purpose of being together.