Beauty Before Violence

Twisting tendrils of color continued to swirl above him as Éldi let his thoughts drift. He took the lights as a good sign despite the disaster of the volcanic explosion. They would raid come spring, at least he hoped they would and that a worthwhile target would be selected. A flutter of snow fell from a darkened branch to the ground. Éldi glanced up to see Askr, his raven resting on the branches above, the birds dark eyes reflecting the lights like tiny seeing pools. He had no idea where Kaler was. The bobcat had likely gone off hunting and was taking his time getting back to the group.

His ears flicked back as they picked up the sound of pawsteps crunching through snow. At first he thought it was Kaler returning but when he turned his head to look it was an unfamiliar male. Éldi stood and turned to face the other before nodding, a small grin passing across his maw. "It is indeed." The other male mentioned the All Mother and he wondered if Frigga existed in this male's religion as well. Was he from another tribe? The mention of koy fish was not familiar to him. He wasn't quite sure what those were. "I haven't heard the story connecting the lights to the All Mother other than that it is the swishing of her tail and that of her maidens as she dances through the sky. Would you tell me about these koy fish?"