Runa said good bye to the punks at the gate and made a quick slip into the crowd before Bubba told MORE of her secrets. It had been years since she’d been that embarrassed. She moved through the crowd, watching and smiling. The makings of a party were starting and it was going to be one that she was sure Ragna would be writing about for months to come. Many of the Edman children converged on her as she walked. Runa hadn’t taught at the school on Bømlo for many years but she always helped when she came home. Runa loved teaching and children. Along with the Edman babes they dragged the McKenzie littles along with them. She played games with them, led them about, and generally kept them out from under foot for a few minutes before they were off on their next adventure.

On the edges of the festivities Runa leaned against the trunk of a large tree, staring at the letter. Gothia always told her to listen to those gut feelings and she was having one about this letter, she just wasn’t sure what the feeling was. It was there under that tree that Revna found her. She’d gone looking for Runa finding it odd that Runa wasn’t in the middle of everything. She walked over and leaned against the tree next to Runa and waited. Eventually Runa passed her the letter. Revna read it slowly before passing it back. “The only thing I can say is that I’m 100% sure he’s the one who sent Tara all that data. Come on,” she bumped shoulders with her, “Ragna’s wedding is tomorrow, and there’s about to be an EPIC party.” Runa grinned but was tapping the folded letter against her palm. “Maybe later, I have something I need to do.” Revna nodded, but there was something else first. “Come on,” and she led Runa with her and grabbed Ragna on the way and they approached the fence, several of the Maidens following. Some pulled themselves up on their own power, others were boosted, but starting with the three sisters shields were unslung and then hung from the top of the fence. Everyone in the Edman colors, but each design different, telling a unique story. Ragna nodded and smiled, “I’m going to see if I can find a McKenzie that can draw or photograph to start documenting. Gotta have this for the archives.” Revna hugged Runa. “Go, do what you need to but if you aren’t here for her wedding I’ll never forgive you.”

Runa nodded, she wouldn’t miss Ragna’s wedding, period. She found Seamus, and though the man gave her a hard time because she teased Ragna, she found him to be a good judge of character. She slipped the letter back into her pocket. In true Runa fashion she didn’t beat about the bush. “Seamus, what do you know about a man named Capall?”

Runa