Odin nodded. “I'll open the wards to you; meet us in Valaskjalf.”
Chapter Twenty-Three
We all traced to Odin's silver hall; the Native American gods, Thor, and Azrael, along with Odin and me.
“Help yourselves to some mead,” Odin said to our guests. “I need to speak with my wife privately before we deal with this.”
Odin took my hand and led me up the stairs at the back of the hall and into our bedroom. He waited until the door was shut firmly behind us before he said anything.
“Tobadzistsini wasn't the only man I saw with you in Munin's vision,” Odin said.
“Yes; you mentioned that there were others.” I already knew what he was going to say, but I asked him anyway, “Who else did you see?”
“Azrael,” he said. “There a few more in addition to them, Vervain.”
“How many is a few?” My heart started to pound.
Alaric had said that there were six other men. If Odin said the same, it would take me a step closer to believing Alaric.
Odin frowned and seemed to be counting.
“Are you fucking kidding me?” I screeched. “You have to count?”
“There were seven of us, including myself,” Odin said. “Vervain, now that I'm calm and can think back on it rationally, I realize that we were happy.”
“We are happy already,” I said as I internally freaked out. “Right now.”
“I know,” he murmured. “But something feels off.”
I caught my breath at his words. Odin felt it too. It was looking more and more as if Alaric were telling the truth. Was I really in the wrong time?
Timeline,Alaric popped back into my head.Your history has changed, and so has your present.
I thought you left,I sounded surly, even to myself.
I was still watching over you,he said defensively.Now, it looks as if things are starting to right themselves again.
Again?
I told you; this is your second go,he huffed.Pay attention, Vervain; the lives of your loved ones are at stake.
Their lives?I went suddenly cold.
Yes, and if I told you which loved ones, you'd really freak out. So, I'm not telling you. Just know that you want to get back on the right path. Let those memories return. And to give you even more proof that I'm telling the truth, here's a head's up; Nyx killed Persephone.
“Nyx killed Persephone?!” I shouted out loud. “Who the fuck is Nyx?”
“Who are you talking to?” Odin gaped at me.
“Oh... I... ”
Just tell him.
“A voice started talking in my head today,” I confessed. “He says he's the Consciousness of the Void, and his name is Alaric.”
“Like the Visigoth?” Odin asked.
Precisely!Alaric laughed.Leave it to Odin to catch that.
