“Freya, you cannot make the females from the other clans train with you,” I yelled as I hurried toward the shieldmaiden. The woman was apparently on an epic mission to weaponize every person able to give birth. According to Freya, ‘if you can push a child out of your body and bring it into this world, then you can stab a man and take one out.’
“With all due respect, Al, you do your thing and I’ll do mine,” Freya said. Stubbornly, she continued to try to force a short sword into the hands of a woman who looked like she wanted the earth to open and swallow her.
“With all due respect, Freya, but my job is to make sure you are doing your job without terrorizing innocent people.”
Freya scoffed. “I’m a Viking. Terrorizing people is literally what we do.”
I laughed. Though I’d only known Fre
