Newcomers (Kara and Sigrun)
Sigrun continues to assist the halfling in hauling the bear's carcass to the butcher's yard and then stands by her horse, praising it for being so strong and willing to help as Kara unties the blood-soaked ropes. Listening to the conversation, the skald is struck by the fact that the halfling seems almost chatty with others, but has yet not given her her name -- she knows it because she has introduced herself to the guards at the gate and to the butcher, both within moments of meeting them. But she has not spoken it once to Sigrun.
Deciding that it's probably not worth making an issue of, she will ask the butcher where she might find a tavern with enough trade to welcome a skald. When she gets directions she will say goodbye to Kara.
"You should get those wounds looked at, Kara," she adds as she leads her exhausted horse in the direction of the tavern the butcher recommends. "I hope you recover quickly.
"I'll probably sing some verses about the bear attack in my performance tonight, so you may want to avoid the place. You know, with you being so touchy about my singing."
She chants the first verse she's been composing as they trudged through the snow, striking a pose, gazing at the sky but keeping an eye on the halfling as she sings to gauge her reaction.
In lands of old, where yarns unfold,
Comes a tale of valor and courage bold,
Of a bear attack, near a wooded glen,
Where a brave defense did surely begin.