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The others went back inside the hall to confer with each other and take another vote. But it didn't really matter to me whether they decided to stay or to go. Either way, I wasn't going home until I knew what had happened to Freylaug and Freygunnar.
Well, it didn't matter to me if everyone stayed. There were a few I'd rather keep with me.
As if reading my mind, Thorbjorn lingered by my side. So did Nilda and Kara. Thorge was close beside Kara, speaking quietly to his brother Thormund.
Roarr and Sigvin made it halfway to the lodge doors, then turned back to look at me.
"Do you need our help at all?" Roarr asked.
I thought he was only speaking for himself and Sigvin, but the way everyone else was watching me, I realized they all wanted to ask me the same question.
"Don't you want t
