“If we stay, we could all die. We promised to bring mother back safely,” Jareth calmly argued. I stared at Vika's body, looking him up and down; I closed my eyes and searched my heart for an answer.
“And if we return without the reinforcements we were sent to gather, then we are no better off than we were.” I didn't know what to do but I knew we could not leave empty-handed. Rurik was counting on us back in Bjorgvin and I was unwilling to let him down. Hilgrid gently stepped in front of Jareth. His tunic now drenched in blood, he lifted his axe upwards.
“Audan, I'll follow you to the very depths of hell. Just tell me where you want the blade o' my axe to land,” said Hilgrid bravely. My sorrow for Vika now turned to anger and rage with only one resolution: kill them all.
“Bring me the be
