"Really? Well, I suppose that is not unexpected. He would not have been viewed as a hero this far south." All this mused aloud pensively; Tuo may be one of the only people in the village to view Northcliff Pass as being 'south' of anywhere, but then again, he's clearly not from around here.

He waves a hand, dismissive of his own navel-gazing. "What is any saga truly about? Family, honour, heroism, a great deal of killing--how else do you hold the interest of children?" He smiles, amused. "But this one I find unusual for its ending, for Stig died rather ignobly by the standards of his age. He died for love, you see."