Chapter 4 Waiting by the Sea

"Boom la la ......"

On the rocky shore, the endless blue sea could not be calm, and the waves were churning uneasily, constantly lapping against the rocks along the shore.

And on the shore, a blonde girl in a thin dress sat on a rock, barefoot, holding a horn in her hand, and playing serenely.

"Woo......"

The whimpering and low sound, accompanied by the waves constantly lapping against the rocks, the penetrating tone appears ethereal and wonderful in the accompaniment of the waves.

In the wet and salty sea breeze blowing by the waves, the girl's dress was gently raised, and the long blonde hair was blown apart, making it look more and more ethereal.

This flute-like instrument, with its ram horns punched out with several finger holes, was originally used by shepherdesherds to summon their flocks, but eventually became a beloved instrument among the Norse because of its low and rhyming voice.

And this girl is the best person on the whole island of Rogner who is good at playing the horn.

On Rognar Island, almost everyone who heard her play would be amazed: "This is a beautiful melody that even God will be moved by when he listens to it." ”

But to the heartbreak of almost all the young men on Rogner Island, such a beautiful girl had married someone else a few months earlier. However, at this moment, the newly married girl was playing a musical instrument on the shore, and there was a faint sadness in her low tone.

After a long time, the tone gradually stopped.

Gently put down the horn in her hand, and then, looking at the endless sea in front of her, the girl stared into the distance, as if she was expecting something.

"Moo......"

At this moment, accompanied by the mooing of cows, a middle-aged man driving cattle passed on the path not far from her.

Looking at the girl on the shore, the bearded middle-aged strong man shouted at her.

"Lena, are you waiting?"

Hearing the sound, the girl immediately turned around and looked at the middle-aged man in front of her, and a smile appeared on the girl's face.

"Uncle Tree. ”

And the middle-aged man called Trick, looking at the girl in front of him who had been watched by him since childhood, although he looked at his face full of smiles, but the thick sadness between his eyebrows could not be removed.

Kyle had been at sea for months, and almost all of his contemporaries had returned with a load of food within a month, except for Kyle and Booz Sr. who had not returned. Everyone knew that they had an accident and would never come back, but only Lena didn't want to believe it, but chose to continue waiting.

And this is already autumn in the blink of an eye.

Thinking about it, Treve sighed slightly, and continued.

"Lena, Kyle has been out at sea for months, maybe ......"

Halfway through his words, seeing that the sadness between Lena's eyebrows in front of him was even worse, Treve reacted immediately, and then diverted the topic.

"Actually, the boy has always liked you, and he says he can marry you whenever you want...... If you think Burtin's kid is too frizzy, then Ella can too, this kid is steady and down-to-earth......"

When he said Bertin, seeing that Lena's face was unmoved, Trive hurriedly changed his mouth again.

"Uncle Tree. ”

However, Lena interrupted Triff directly.

Treve's voice stopped abruptly, and under his gaze, Lena just shook her head calmly.

"I've decided, I'll continue to wait for him. ”

Her voice was crisp and gentle, but at the moment it seemed very decisive.

Treve opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"What if Kyle still doesn't come back?"

"Then I'll wait. ”

"What if Kyle might never come back?"

"Then I'll wait for him here for the rest of my life. ”

Lena's stubborn voice reached Triff's ears.

Grave looked at her stubborn expression in amazement, and finally could only sigh helplessly, and drove the cow away.

After Treve left, Lena's face gradually appeared gloomy, and she lowered her head, her slender white fingers tightly gripping the horn, and she didn't realize that it had become red.

......

Following.

Inside the only temple on Rognar Island.

Inside the temple, the statue of the handsome god of the sea, Njord, was enshrined at the top, and even the other gods were subservient to it, while the old prophetess sat quietly in the temple, muttering something that no one else understood.

Beside her, Lena pleaded bitterly.

"Grandma Karin, tell me, what happened to my husband Kyle?"

According to the Norse people, the prophetesses in the temple had the power to communicate between the gods and the souls of the dead, so Lena had no choice but to seek the help of the prophetess on the island. However, Grandma Karin, who had always been obedient to her in the past, was now silent, refusing to open her mouth no matter how much she pleaded.

In desperation, Lena had no choice but to leave.

"Squeak ......"

When the sound of the door shut, the words muttered by the old prophetess suddenly came to an abrupt end. Then there was a dead silence inside the temple.

After a long time, a curious voice suddenly came to the ears of the prophetess.

"Why didn't you tell her?"

The prophetess didn't show any surprise at the sudden voice next to her, and she was used to these ghosts and elves that appeared from time to time.

She sighed.

"If Lena knew that her husband had gone to the Land of the Dead, wouldn't she faint?"

"Did her husband get caught in the storm?"

The elf said in surprise.

"If it were all there was to it, I wouldn't have had such a headache. ”

The prophetess smiled wryly.

"But the problem is that Kyle died at the hands of Jörmungard, the son of the god Loki, and was swallowed directly by the serpent...... If Lena finds out, don't you want to avenge her Kyle?"

"But, that's the son of the gods, who can defeat a son of the gods, what's more, Lena is just a weak girl, if she really goes to sea with a stubborn temper, I'm afraid she won't see Najrmengard, and she will already be ......."

The prophetess babbled and suddenly ......

"Click!"

Outside the door, the sound of something falling on the ground sounded.

The crisp sound suddenly woke up the prophetess.

The prophetess was startled, and turned her head to look, only to see Lena who appeared outside the temple door in a trance.

And beneath her feet, the horns that slipped from the palms of her hands rolled on the ground.