Epilogue995 years after Baldr…
Silence encompassed the world at the roots of Yggdrasil. In the distance, a single drop of moisture plunked into a shallow pool, sending off a series of high-pitched echoes amplified by the cave walls. Within its depths, through the darkest caverns, Nidhoggr slept.
Loptr raised his eyes to the snake secured above his head. The clear, thick venom swelled and slid to the tip of the fang where it began to pool. The next drop would soon fall. Loptr's rage seethed and he tightened his jaw, ready for the searing pain that would come.
The thunder of hooves pounded the ground and Svadilfari released a snort.
In a series of fluid movements, Sigyn slid from the saddle, pulled the bundle from the side satchel, and turned to Loptr fastened beneath the snake. Throwing
