The Sage of Einar

Helmi, who was already sitting on a deck chair, was just waiting for the kids to arrive before she could rest for an hour in the morning sun.

 

So waiting, she decided to take out her journal to train her Latin and began to write about what she had done yesterday.

 

\'Yesterday, Einar showed me a rather interesting toy that he planned to give to children. According to what he told me, it is called a Rubik\'s cube.

 

Although it is quite fun, I have to admit that it is also difficult to arrange the colors correctly. According to Einar says that it will take a while to achieve it.

 

I can suppose that I will do it but I have some doubts because it is something complicated ... \'

 

Helmi interrupted her writing when she can hear the voices of her two little boys who were approaching. Turning her head, she looked at them walking as they talked.

 

"Children, remember to put your blanket on the floor if you are going to sunbathe and Laura remembers to put the blanket away when you stop using it."

 

Laura laughed and ran to where Helmi was to hug her. Helmi just enjoyed her daughter\'s hug before kissing her forehead while stroking her hair.

 

"You are a spoiled girl. I am sure that you will be a good older sister to your future brothers.

 

You must always remember to take care of them when there is nothing nearby, but now arrange your blanket and enjoy the sun, although you can also start playing, just be careful when you run.

 

You know well that Kassia might worry if you fell on the floor. "

 

Laura nodded and took the blanket that was next to Helmi\'s lounger, to put it still next to her.

 

After watching Laura arrange the blanket, she watched as Daven put his Rubik\'s cube on the blanket before starting to run with Laura.

 

\'How nice it is to see them with smiles on their faces, although it is only fair since they have been studying diligently all week.

 

I just hope you guys are careful. I wouldn\'t want to see you get hurt. \'

 

After sighing and clearing her thoughts, Helmi returned to her journal, knowing that it would take a while for the children to be able to return after playing.

 

\'Another thing that I could also see was the architectural plan that Einar was making on an aqueduct that will bring water from the mountains to the tribe.

 

I have to admit that it was one of the most detailed and beautiful things I have ever seen, as the first place belongs to the plan of the castle that will be our home on the top of the hill.

 

From what I could see it had large windows at the top and it would have fairly complex water and drainage system. Although I have never seen a shower, I am sure that with the drawings that it showed me, it will be something revolutionary.

 

But what caught my attention the most was the pool that will still be next to the hot springs. I\'m sure it will be great for children.

 

Although, according to Einar, due to the uncertainty about the island\'s security and the lack of manpower, he had to prioritize security.

 

So until the island has been fully colonized and a strong navy is in place, a fortress-palace cannot be created ... \'

 

Helmi, who was quite focused on writing, was interrupted when she felt a small hand on her hand.

 

"Mom, could you tell me a story from your childhood while resting and sunbathing?"

 

Helmi smiled at Daven and stroked his hair "Sure, take a seat on your blanket while I tell you a story that happened with my father some time ago."

 

Settling into her lounger, she let Daven lie on one side and then hugged him as she began to tell her story.

 

"How do you know when I was a child most of the children did not play with me due to the white color of my hair and my completely white skin.

 

So the place to play I spent most of my time with my father watching him work fixing the sanctuary there was for Odin.

 

Many times I had to clean the blood on the altar using water and a branch broom. It was not something that amused me, but I did the best I could.

 

On one of those many days when a festival had been held, and the altar was completely dirty, my father came up to me and asked if I wanted some honey.

 

I accepted without hesitation, so he stroked my head and told me to accompany him because someone had informed him that there was a honeycomb on one of the fjord\'s walls.

 

Because the climate of the ancestral land was only warm for a few months, bees were very rare, so honey was a real luxury that could only be enjoyed in those times, unlike now that there are no bees or insects on the island...

 

But as I was telling you, after accepting my father\'s proposal, we decided to undertake a trip to the place where the honeycomb was.

 

On the way, everything was quite pleasant and absolutely nothing out of the ordinary happened, but when we got to the place where the honeycomb was supposed to be.

 

We realized that it was a somewhat dangerous area because I was somewhat afraid I told my father that we better leave it, but he shook his head and looked at me seriously.

 

While he was telling me, Daughter, one must do the impossible to get honey because it is a good that escaped from the hands of the goddess Freya.

 

Which is a few Bee stings for some sweet honey.

 

When I finished hearing the words that my father said, I only looked at him with some fear because I knew that I could not stop him from his crazy ambition for honey.

 

I think my father, when he saw my face with fear, only thought that as a child I was too weak, so he laughed and hit his chest saying that he would return with the honeycomb full of honey.

 

Seeing him move towards the honeycomb that was in a somewhat dangerous area because near where it was there was a large crack. I just swallowed and asked Odin to protect my father.

 

When he can see what he brought safely to the honeycomb, the next thing he did surprise me quite a bit, because ignoring the bees that were somewhat annoyed, he took the honeycomb as if he did not mind having the bees and looked at me with a smile before shouting.

 

Run…

 

At that moment I just turned around and started running as fast as I could, although I didn\'t go much forward because my father carried me around the waist while he was running with all his might.

 

As I raised my head to get a better look at my father, I noticed that he had a big smile as his entire face was swollen from the bee stings.

 

I could not contain my laughter, and I started to laugh because his face was extremely funny. When I was finally able to relax a bit, I asked him if it was worth it.

 

My father, noticing that the bees were no longer following us, stopped and carefully lowered me to later open the honeycomb and take a good bite of the honey.

 

When he finished eating that piece of honey, he looked at me and nodded his head as he told me it was worth it.

 

Although he never told me, I am sure that after that event he left a feeling of fear because we never went to look for honey again ... "

 

Helmi interrupted her story when she could see how Laura tripped and fell on the grass. Sighing, she looked at Daven "Stay here while I go to help Laura.

 

I may have to take her to Kassia to check her wound. "

 

When she finished saying those words, Helmi got up and walked towards Laura, who was simply looking at the ground with some pain.

 

Helmi, seeing her face, leaned down and caressed her back, you\'re fine Laura.

 

Laura, who was enduring the pain in her foot, forced a smile "My foot hurts mom, I think I hurt me while I was falling."

 

Helmi sighed and shook her head "Don\'t worry, stay still for a moment while I go after Einar."

 

Laura just nodded and stayed on the grass, Helmi then got up and went for Einar.

 

When she entered the Great Hall, she could see Einar writing on the table, so she approached him and touched his shoulder "Einar, I need your help because Laura tripped while running.

 

She says her ankle hurts, but I can\'t carry her to Kassia. "

 

Einar put down his pen and looked at Helmi with some seriousness as he got up to go with Laura, seeing him so sure of himself Helmi caressed his stomach with affection \'Look at your father baby, he is a responsible and careful man who does not hesitate to stop doing your job to care for your family.

 

You must learn from him as much as you can. \'

 

When they came out to the interior yard, Helmi saw how Einar walked towards where Laura was. When he got there, he bent down and began to check her ankle.

 

Helmi, with some concern, only watched silently until she could hear a sigh of relief from Einar.

 

"You\'ll be fine Laura, it was just a twist. I\'ll carry you and take you to Mama Kassia so you can recover.

 

Because of this, you won\'t be able to take your martial arts classes for two days, so you\'ll have to make up time on your day off. "

 

Laura just lowered her head with some sadness and let Einar carry her like a princess.. Seeing Laura\'s reaction, Helmi only smiled in relief and decided to go back to Daven to tell him how Laura was.