Teja son of Tagila (
ostro_goth) wrote2011-03-16 09:31 pm
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OOM: Taking Sameth to Gotland again
Teja is in the forge, gathering a few things he is meaning to take to Gotland and show to Aligern -- for Adalgoth had told him that he would come to see them, soon.
It would, of course, be cheating history -- but then, Teja would gladly give his people any reasonable help he may.
No fire-arms, of course.
And then, of course, in the end, all his aid might result in could just as well be the development of the famous Ulberht swords that Teja has read about...
It would, of course, be cheating history -- but then, Teja would gladly give his people any reasonable help he may.
No fire-arms, of course.
And then, of course, in the end, all his aid might result in could just as well be the development of the famous Ulberht swords that Teja has read about...
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They have reached the Door, and he needs to concentrate on the silver snake, to open it.
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Sam takes it and watches Teja work the snake again, he wishes he had some idea of how Sirona's magic works.
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Then, he opens the door.
Outside, it is a rainy afternoon, with all the snow gone, and the old grass all slippery to the feet, on the way down from the barrow-hill.
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Then, he puts away the snake bracelet. "Give me more of those blades," he says, "as I would not have you slip with them."
He takes very careful steps as well.
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He looks around since he hasn't seen Gotland during the day before.
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The sky is grey, and the clouds are hanging very low; a few unhappy sheep are clustering near the farmstead.
They start bah-ing as Teja and Sameth are coming closer.
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When the sheep baa, Sam grins, they wouldn't be that out of place in the Old Kingdom.
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"Teja!" he calls out, quietly. "Greetings! Why are you bringing all that cold iron?"
He doesn't ask about Sameth, but his gaze is openly curious.
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Adalgoth gets dripped on from the roof of the little building; he steps out into the momentarily rain-free open, to take some of the metal from Teja.
"He is," he says. "In the forge, with Wachis, speaking of old times. We already told him, and he remembers the night when we were drunk, of course."
"There is nothing of course about it," Teja replies. "You were both very drunk. But it is good to know. This is Sameth, who sometimes works in the forge with me; he came to help me carry these."
"Greetings, Sameth," Adalgoth says, seeming oddly relieved. "You did not bring an anvil as well, one would hope?"
As they seem to have brought everything else.
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Adalgoth's smile makes Sam feel more sure and he returns the smile.
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Teja gives a little snort. "Be glad that I am so laden, or I would poke you in the side for this!"
"I am merely telling the honest truth, like an honest Goth," Adalgoth says, making an innocent face.
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It doesn't happen often but sometimes.
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He leads the way towards another outbuilding, this one a little further apart from the main house. Smoke is coming from the opening in the roof.
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Sam knows that sometimes Teja thinks he's foolish but in a nicer way than Mogget does.
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"He came!" he announces. "And he brought many work-pieces, his cat, and his apprentice!"
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He knows that's in someways what he is but he hasn't heard it that much.
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By the forge-fire, two men are sitting, with clay cups in their hands. One of them is Wachis -- big, rough, grizzled, quiet and friendly. Sameth would have seen him among the sleeping people, during their first visit.
The other is Aligern, and he looks very much like Teja -- not quite as tall, and not quite as dark-haired and pale, but older, with much grey in his dark brown hair. He has lived more than ten years since Teja's death, and he was older to begin with.
When he gets up, he moves somewhat lopsidedly, as if from an old wound.
"It is indeed you, cousin," he says to Teja. "Had I not remembered your other visit to advise us, I would have thought that Adalgoth's feelings, and his imagination, had got the better of him."
Pause.
"And you apprentice. Greetings!"
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He says before they enter the forge and then nods at the two men,
"I'm Sameth and its a pleasure to meet you."
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Count jumps off his shoulder and starts exploring the forge.
"Would you like some mulled cider, Sameth?" Wachis asks.
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"Yes, thank you."
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Teja draws a sword -- a Japanese katana -- and politely offers it to Aligern to look at.
Aligern runs his finger over the blade, and gives a grunt.
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