Twelve: The Chieftains“Just giving aid to those who need it,” a familiar old voice called out. I stepped closer and around the horse's flank and saw the pleasant visage of Odin revealed to me once more.
“Odin, I should have known it was you. Where have you been all this time?” I was upset with Odin for not being there in our time of need against the witches and Ulfhednar but understood that he had his own troubles to deal with according to Aegir. Freya was still in hiding and who knew what terrible plans she had laid out.
“Watching, my son, always keeping an eye out for you,” said Odin, leaning towards me with a wide stare.
“So the Ulfhednar and witches, you saw them as well?”
“Of course, my son, of course. More of Freya's doing from what I can surmise. Her evil knows no bounds. She is
