"Heads! Heads!" the Fidach men yelled as they crashed into the scattered Norse defenders. "Heads, heads!"
"Odin!" The Norse war-cry sounded as blonde Northmen appeared, snarling their defiance.
A pair of Norse warriors ran toward Melcorka. One was tall, with his hair free-flowing around a clean-shaven face. The second was older, scarred and bearded, with a long sword. For the first time in weeks, Melcorka drew Defender, leaned over the neck of her horse and stabbed the clean-shaven man through the throat before pulling back to parry the swing of the grey-beard"s sword. The impact of blade on blade made the bearded man gasp in shock. He shouted "Odin!" as Melcorka twisted her wrist and sliced upward, gouging Grey-beard"s arm from elbow to shoulder. Bright blood spurted as the bearded man
