*Erik*
“This is a nice area,” Thora says.
“This area is bad,” I tell her, and Hvitserk laughs a little.
I look around. There’s lots of land, but the wind off the sea is strong. “I’d like you to be closer to the center of the village, but I know that being new, it will be hard for you NOT to farm your land.”
“Is there a space you have in mind?” Ellie asks, and I nod.
We walk back to the center, and I reach a plot just down from our home. “It’s not large, but there is already a building here.”
We step inside, and I can see Thora’s eyes light up. “This is bigger than we could have had at home on our own,” she says softly.
“There isn’t much land outside,” I tell them, wanting to be completely honest. “Especially once we put in a blacksmith pit. But it’s close to us.”
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