She sleeps fine. In the morning she prepares Comprehend Languages instead of Mount because she can't run away from the wizard who is more powerful than her, and otherwise the same batch of spells. 

She prays, when she's done, for - she's not sure. For orders, if it would be valuable to give her any. For the chance to be of service. For Cheliax to thrive and prosper.

She has her Unseen Servant spin for her, and waits for Hauskuld, who can of course keep whatever hours he pleases.

Hauskuld comes out to eat lunch. His fingers are stained with ink, and he washes them with a rag. 

He asks her what she is planning to do.

"Do you have Sending? If not I think probably I will want to travel to the city where the Norwegian princess lives, but I'd like to learn more of this world and its gods, first, if there is anyone here who'd be willing to tell me. I have Mount and Endure Elements and Unseen Servant and Owl's Wisdom and Share Language and Tongues and you may copy any one of them, for your aid, if you don't have them already."

He blinks at her curiously.

"What does it mean to have sending?"

"It's what we call the spell that can direct a short message anywhere in the universe, even across planes, and receive a reply."

Nod. "I do not know this spell."

Nod. "I don't either. In big cities in Cheliax you can pay for it. Here - I just want to get a better understanding of the peoples of this country, and of your gods. And I wanted to ask if you know anyone who might have brought us here."

He settles back in his chair and makes a thoughtful sound. "Are you asking what god may have placed you here, without your knowing it?"

"I guess so, yes."

"I think that really depends on what sort of person you are, and whether you mean good or ill. I can think of many powers that have done stranger things, but there is a purpose in them. If I knew what you would do, once you came to Reykjavik, perhaps I could tell whose purpose is served by your being here. But I cannot say.

"I do know that there are much greater wizards on the mainland than there are here. It is possible that there is one so powerful that they could bring you here. I do not know why. But perhaps the Norwegian princess you mean to seek out knows more of foreign spells and foreign interests here than I do."

Nod. "How long has she been here? Who sent her? She thinks she rules, but doesn't really?"

"The Emperor sent her. It's been less than a year, so the chiefs have not yet gathered to discuss her presence. It remains to be seen whether she will appear at the Thing, and what trouble will come of it if she does. Scandinavia has long claimed to rule the island, but this has little effect beyond the calling for soldiers on occasion, and we are always able to find enough men interested in such adventures to the south. We are too remote. But the previous governors were never so closely tied to the Emperor, and now men question whether she will be more set on imposing the Empire's rulings here. But we must wait and see what her intentions are."

"That makes sense. I - do not wish to offend or interfere with your people. I think my intentions are to learn what the church of Asmodeus is doing here, and help them, or if there is not one to found one."

"I do not know of a god by that name. But other gods are worshipped in other places."

Nod. "That's how it is in our world, too. What gods are worshipped here?"

He can give her a rundown of the gods. There is Odin, wisest of the gods and inventor of writing, who sacrificed one of his eyes in order to drink from the well of Mimir and gain unparalleled knowledge of the cosmos. There is his wife, Frigg, greatest and wisest of the goddesses. There is Thor, a son of Odin and the god of storms and thunder, a protector of humanity. There is Loki, the shape-shifting trickster who slew the god Baldr, the son of Odin and Frigg, and who is bound beneath a venomous snake for his crimes. There is Hel, a daughter of Loki who presides over one of the realms of the dead, and Freyja, who receives half of those killed in battle, with the other half going to Odin. There is Freyr, the brother of Freyja, who brings about peace and good harvests. There is Njörðr, a god of the sea and of wealth, the father of Freyja and Freyr, who is married to the vengeful goddess Skaði, who placed the venomous snake above Loki. There is Iðunn, who knows the secret of granting eternal youth, and Heimdallr, who keeps watch for the end of the world, and many other lesser gods and goddesses, any of which might choose to interfere in the affairs of humanity.

She takes notes on all of this, diligently. "Are there stories of them doing things like bringing people from other worlds?"

"It is certainly possible. There are accounts of them traveling between many places that men cannot ordinarily reach, and of course men are taken to their realms when they die. On rare occasions they have been known to bring living humans with them to other lands. I would say that it stands to reason that they might also have the power to bring someone here from somewhere else."

"I see. Thank you. Asmodeus...also presides over a realm of the dead, called Hell, is it known here?"

"Those who die of sickness and old age are sent to Hel. But I do not know of any being called Asmodeus."

"- huh, that's interesting. Your gods of battle have a stronger claim on those who die in battle, and then everyone else goes to Hell? That makes sense. Maybe Asmodeus is not known by that name here; I know He has been known by many names in our history, and as you said I think we're very far away."

"Perhaps that is so."

"Is there more you can tell me of the Norwegians?"

"We were once ourselves from Norway, many years ago, before it became a great empire. Now they hold all of Scandinavia, and much of Britain and Ireland, and much of the lands to the south, and their empire grows larger with each passing year. They are still like us, in many ways, but they have been changed by their holdings. And of course they have an Emperor, and do not settle their disputes among themselves."

Nod. "Who is the Emperor?"