That was my bad luck.

Still, it taught me a great lesson, namely, how to wait and meanwhile to acquire understanding." "What understanding have you acquired, Freydisa?
For instance, does it tell you that our gods of wood and stone are true gods which rule the world?
Or are they but wood and stone, as sometimes I have thought ?" "Then think no more, Olaf, for such thoughts are dangerous.

If Leif, your uncle, Odin's high priest, heard them, what might he not say or do?
Remember that whether the gods live or no, certainly the priest lives, and on the gods, and if the gods went, where would the priest be?
Also, as regards these gods--well, whatever they may or may not be, at least they are the voices that in our day speak to us from that land whence we came and whither we go.

The world has known millions of days, and each day has its god--or its voice--and all the voices speak truth to those who can hear them.

Meanwhile, you are a fool to have sent Steinar bearing your gift to Iduna.