When you visit our website, if you give your consent, we will use cookies to allow us to collect data for aggregated statistics to improve our service and remember your choice for future visits. Cookie Policy & Privacy Policy
Dear Reader, we use the permissions associated with cookies to keep our website running smoothly and to provide you with personalized content that better meets your needs and ensure the best reading experience. At any time, you can change your permissions for the cookie settings below.
If you would like to learn more about our Cookie, you can click on Privacy Policy.
I jogged along the road as it skirted that low hill and had just reached the point furthest from either the house I"d just left and Loke"s house still out of sight up ahead when something dark and furry darted into my path. I tried to pull up short but slipped on a patch of ice, then tumbled head first over the animal, which was furiously attacking my shins. A loud snapping sound cracked through the air, and I really hoped that sound wasn"t one of my bones breaking. I sat up on my elbows, spitting out snow as I pushed my hat back out of my eyes. I crawled forward just enough to be sure that I might be bruised but wasn"t actually hurt. Then I looked back at my feet to see that it was Mjolner who had tripped me. "Mjolner!" I said. I had more choice words to follow, but before I had the ch