Chapter 16“Brother.”
The sword at Bergen's side clinked quietly against his belt as he stepped into the dark bower of Rune's sitting room. He found Rune in the bedroom, staring out the window over Gunir. In the time it took Rune to bathe and change into a fresh set of clothes, the servants had restocked the mead and dowsed all the candles. The hearth fire bathed the bower in a muted light. A cool breeze from the windows chilled the room.
“Did they come?” Rune asked, watching the delta of the Klarelfr.
“They did.”
“And you found them?”
“Right where the woman said they would be,” Bergen said, dropping into the chair in front of the hearth.
“How many?”
Bergen took a moment to answer as he dug into his side pocket for a pipe and some dried leaf.
“Just the two. Her information matched J
