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"Violence of any kind, for any reason, is strictly forbidden among us. The sort of killing and mayhem that occur every day in your world are unknown."

"Josette and Keldan had barely noticed when she and Hauk left them. The young couple had been too busy celebrating their reunion. Which might take the rest of the night. And Avril did not want to steal one moment of their happiness. Even if it meant being stranded out here with Hauk until morning."

"As the lavender light of evening slowly gave way to darkness, she looked down at the icy water lapping around her bare toes."

"She touched his face and spoke to him in Norse. Keldan uttered a shout of relief and joy, wrapping his arms around her in a fierce hug. He said something to Hauk, his tone one of gratitude, before burying his face in Josette's dark hair."

"Keldan wanted to marry the most special one he could find. A woman who would touch his heart. A woman with 'sparks and liveliness'...the moment he set eyes on you, he knew you were the one. All he wants is to live in that vaningshus he built in the meadow and make you happy all the days of your life. And raise a little carpenter or two."

So he is 300 years old and she is 22....

"Smiling, Keldan sighed dreamily. 'Hauk, she told me she loves me.'"

"'That is the reputation our raiding ancestors earned for us...but most of our people lived as peaceful farmers or craftsmen. And for all the Norsemen who went abroad in search of plunder, others went in search of trade and new sea routes and new lands."

"Outside, the bright sunlight dazzled his eyes, and the sound of the surf and seabirds made it seem deceptively like any other idyllic, tranquil Asgard morning."

"Josette did not want to leave. No matter how I tried to reason with her, she would not come with me. She...' Avril glanced at Keldan. 'She refused to leave him. I think she is in love with him.'"