Chapter FourMelcorka saw the shadows first, stretching dark and sinister along the snow. Each was as long as a Norse dragon ship and as wide as a Hebridean broch.
'I've heard of giants,' she said, 'but I never expected to meet one.'
'We are travelling to have new experiences and see all the different cultures of the world,' Bradan said. 'I suppose that giants must be a culture, just like everybody else.'
'You sound very calm about meeting giants.'
Bradan shrugged. 'What is there to worry about? We have met Picts, Islesmen, Norsemen, People of Peace, the Shining One, the Morrigan and now the Skraelings. Giants are just one more culture.'
'They are a very large culture.' Melcorka nodded to the shadows that loomed out of the blizzard toward them. 'I hope they are friendly.'
'So do I.' B
