Now
I shook my head at Thorsteinn as he drew near with the basket. “I want to climb up as I did before.”
Thorsteinn studied me. “Do you promise to obey my commands? Do as we say from now on?”
In answer, I just glared at him. I should promise and be done with it, but if they renounced me, what life did we have together?
“Very well,” Thorsteinn growled, and tossed me in. I thrashed but as soon as I found my feet, I was already aloft.
So, I was not to be trusted with a climb I’d made many times before. I glared at the enclosure of woven rushes, wondering what they’d do if I wrenched myself up and threw myself to the ground. Probably leave me there for the night, broken bones and all.
So much had changed…
“Here we are,” Vik leaned over me, guiding the basket onto a sturdy wooden ledge.
