PROLOGUE

The might deity opened his eye to the silken light of a new day. As he strolled across the chilled stone floor his loyal beasts flanked his left and right. Throwing open the shutters, letting in a flood of sun light, Odin felt the two ravens launch themselves from his broad shoulders into the sky. The large wolves, Geri and Freki, sat at his side as he stood there watching the sunrise over the high mountains and cast radiant light over the fields. Patting the gray beauty on his left, Odin turned and said, “He’ll be here soon, my friends.”