"I think they would be better off away from him."

Nod.

She looks at Rána.

"All right, that's enough," he says. "You've met her."

He seems to find this amusing for some reason. "As you wish. Good night."

"Goodnight."

And she takes Ingolfr's hand and waits to follow Rána away.

They go home.

"M'sorry if that wasn't - the best impression possible."

"Hmm? You were fine. And I'm not sure what impression of you I want them to have anyway. - I guess I want them to know you're all right."

Nod.

"And you to know - how they are. Since they're my family."

"I don't like them as much as your father. But I'm glad to have spoken to them."

"I'm glad you like my father."

"He's very easy to like."

"Most people really don't think so!"

"Really? Why not?"

" - well, he's rude to people and careless about debt and kind of unpredictable in a lot of situations and he sort of started his own court but not with any intent to, like, run it."

" - well I don't know that he's a very good king. But I don't know that I like kings very much, ordinarily."

"Well, someone's got to run a court."

"Yes, I suppose so."

"Some people try to go without but it's - it doesn't usually go well forever and when it goes badly it will go very badly."

"I don't mind kings existing. I'd just - like to exist a ways away from them, most of the time."

"We'll go as soon as it's day. And if somehow he does contrive to get his hands on your human king I will tell him you'd better never once notice it."

"Hm. I might at least like to know, if Scandinavia had its head cut off. Of course I don't know how you'd keep him for any length of time, he doesn't have to fear dying."

"You mean he'd destroy himself on purpose?"