Chapter Twenty-Four'Are you Eyota or Melcorka today?' The voice was friendly, yet not as deferential as Melcorka now expected.
'Hello, Erik.' She turned to face the Northman. 'What are you doing here?'
'I have come to ask if you have found Bradan yet, or if you have found a suitable husband.'
'I have found neither,' Melcorka said.
Erik sat on a chair, crossed his legs and made himself comfortable. 'These Skraelings think of you as nearly divine,' he said. 'It will be hard to find a man who wishes to treat you as a full-blooded woman rather than as a goddess.'
'I am no goddess,' Melcorka said.
'I know that.' Erik smiled at her. 'We have been through some adventures, you and I. We fought the Ice Giant together, and crossed icy seas and sailed up great rivers.'
'I remember,' Melcorka s
