Chapter 6
I had closed the gate behind me and had just decided to head back to the cave to wait for Thoralv and hear what Thormund had said.
But then I saw Mjolner perched on a fence post on the other side of the street. He had been grooming his ears, not even looking my way, but I was sure he had been waiting for me. Especially after he finished bathing with a vigorous shake of his paw, then hopped down from the fence to slink up the cobblestone road, back across town towards the meadow.
When it looked like he knew exactly where he was going, I'd found it was usually a good idea to follow him. I ran to catch up and walk beside him. He gave me the briefest of glances out of the corner of his eye, but otherwise walked on as if on his own little stroll.
We passed through the cave, the bo
