Eternity | T.J.

Now You Know Vikings Have Hawaiian Luau's

     Even After all we'd gone through with Grimwolf, we all still died. Alex just vanished, and then we got cornered by a whole load of dragons and the group of einherji from last night, thankfully for us, the dragons managed to kill us first. And keeping all that in mind, Magnus was still the last person to arrive at dinner.

     Once my brother did finally arrive, T.J. waved him over to where we were sitting." Magnus!"

" There's our sleepy boy!" Halfborn added." Alicarl, my friend!"

     " It's aloha, moron," Mallory corrected, rolling her eyes." Alicarl is Norse for fatso, as Halfborn knows perfectly well."

     " Close enough!" Halfborn then called a Valkyrie over to our table." Some mead and meat for my friend!"

     " You know," I spoke up, looking towards my brother, who was now sitting on the other side of T.J. from me." I've seen a lot in Valhalla, but someone almost exploding is new to me."

     " Yeah, it was new to me too, I don't threaten to blow up very often."

     " Some combat today. I've never seen anyone do that," he made a throat-cutting symbol." so quick and cold."

     Magnus didn't appear to find it as interesting as the rest of us." First time I've been decapitated."

     " Not fun, is it?" Mallory asked." What was going on with you, steaming and threatening to explode like that?"

     My brother took a deep breath, before beginning to explain what had happened after Grimwolf had attempted to eat him. Begining with his vision being seemingly split between the battlefield in Valhalla and our uncle's study, and explained the multiple, exceptionally weird dreams he'd just woken from, including one about a pair of giants.

     " Thrym?" Halfborn repeated." I know that name from the old legends. He was one of the earth giant kings, but it couldn't be the same guy. That Thrym was killed good and propper centuries ago."

     " Giants don't, like, resurrect?"

     " Not that I've ever heard of. Probably this is another Thrym. It's a common name. Still, if he has Thor's hammer-"

     " We should probably not spread the news that it's missing," Magnus concluded.

     " Too right, you say this giant plans on marrying..." Mallory gestured towards Sam." Does Sam know about this scheme?"

     " I need to ask her. Either way, we've got five days. Then, if this giant Thrym doesn't get his bride-"

     " He jumps on the telegraph," T.J. concluded." And he tells all the other giants that he's got Thor's hammer. Then they invade Midgard."

     None of us decided to remind T.J. no one used telegraphs in this day and age.

     Halfborn began cleaning his teeth with a steak knife." Don't understand why this Thrym fellow waited so long. If he's had the hammer for months, why aren't we already under attack?"

     Magnus didn't respond, and instead turned to look at our new hallmate, sitting with Sam at the table of honor.

     " You're thinking the same thing, eh?" Mallory asked." Can't be a coincidence that Alex Fierro arrived in the midst of all this. You think Loki sent her?"

     " How could Loki arrange for someone to become an Einherji?"

     T.J. shook his head." Oh my friend, how could Loki release an elder Lindworm into Valhalla? How could he help Johnny Reb win the first battle of Bull Run?"