C14 Chapter 14

After returning home that night, Yrja lay wide awake for a long time with Tarald’s head resting on her breast. They had caressed with deep affection, showing each other that their bond of trust hadn’t been broken. They pledged solemnly to each other that nobody in their parish would ever come between them – neither angel nor false god.

Tarald lay fast asleep now. Without waking him