A Sense of Hope

The afternoon sun was already visible in the village of Gregor, and many people were in the marketplace. They were in taverns and stores; they lived out their days in harmony, but the night was unmerciful for them. The night creatures would gain enough strength to take the village for their own. The guards who defended the walls showed no mercy to creatures from other worlds who brought death and destruction. Meanwhile, Lagertha was ready to begin a new day, but Brant’s mind was on other things.