"It had been centuries since the clans left Arnar, and only now were they able to regain some ground they had lost back then, and effort which often required them to work together. The lupine Garmrung held their settlements excellently, but their push into the hinterland was slow and cautious. The hares of the Ostarung effortlessly scouted and foraged those lands, but estabilishing secure, permanent settlements was beyond their ability.
The monolithic statue of the Allfather was a place the garms weren't willing to give up, and so there was usually at least one of them standing guard at its place. It just so happened that an Ostaran was passing by that day as well, and though the clans kept respectful distance from eachother, their sense of hospitality and comradery was nonetheless second to none.
The two shared fire, shelter, food and stories. Most importantly, when the sun set and the mountains started to stir, they shared their fight to push back yet another rise of the long-dead draugr that haunted Arnar.
These restless dead with grave-pale hides and ice-cold eyes routinely awakened from long-forgotten pits, tombs and battlefields, full of spite for the living, and unfortunately, the war against them boiled down to sheer attrition in the already hardy lands of the northern chains.
Thankfully, they could not stand the sun, and the two lone warriors held their ground into the night against the undead hordes, until the blessed rays of sunshine could peek from behind the mountains, under the wise stone gaze of the Allfather, driving the draugr back to where they came from... for the time being, at least."
Commission for a friend, featuring his wolf OC, with my hare OC ^^
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