Beauty Before Violence

Éldi watched the northern lights for a few moments more before turning back to the stranger. He listened with partial interest and some curiosity. It would seem the All mother that Éldi knew and the All mother that this man spoke of were not quite the same. Shame. For a moment he wondered if this man might be from his own homeland but the answer confirmed he was of some other origin.

Koy fish seemed a curious thing to him and speaking of them made him hungry. "They sound lovely." And delicious. It was a shame the kennocha lake was no good for hunting or he'd offer to invite the stranger on a little hunting trip. "What brings you to this new land? Are you on some mission?" Éldi settled down on his haunches and pulled a folded deer hide closer to himself before bending his head to unwrap it. He'd been working on a few rabbit pelts for the next blót. He may as well get some work done while he talked. "I hope you don't mind. I have a few rabbit pelts I should probably finish. Unfortunately, this area isn't very good for hunting." He'd hoped to gather a few more rabbits and some dinner before he started his scrapping. Unfolding one of the hides he started working his tongue across it to scrape off the remaining flesh.