Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Loyal Warrior. Enjoy the 1500-word chapter. I don't own God of War, Sony, David Jaffe, and a few others.

Ahenar looked down at Kratos and offered his hand to the man as he used his axe to climb up.

"Most of the lifts up the mountain are destroyed…. Unless you want to scale it by hand, we're going to have to find a path" to the top of the mountain and all that…"

Ahenar muttered, Kratos looked behind the warrior to see a small mountain of Draugr behind Ahenar, there was a path leading higher up the mountain.

"You were in battle?"

Ahenar heard Kratos ask, Ahenar nodded and started to walk towards the mountain, he could see an animal and a person on the path.

"Yes, I didn't feel like bothering you with them…. I will meet you at the top of this path…."

"Hmm…."

Kratos muttered before Ahenar pushed his blade into the holster on his back.

Kratos watched him go before turning to get Atreus at the moment.

(5 minutes later, top of the forest path.)

Ahenar knew who Brok was, he had known him and his brother for years, centuries even.

He would have talked to them while they talked to Brok, but he wanted them to meet him first.

He also knew that where they needed to go wasn't in Midgard, it was in Jotunheim, they had yet to go through the Lake of Nine and possibly the Black Breath… If the Enchantment was still around.

He sighed and decided that he would talk to them anyway. He leapt down to the ground, landing in front of the group.

"Why the hell do you always have to do that, kid!?"

Brok yelled, Ahenar chuckled and walked towards the trio, turning to Kratos as he did so.

"I see you met Brok, the weapon smith… And somewhat of a pain in my ass since I had to back him up…."

Ahenar muttered as Brok turned and grunted in annoyance as he walked away with Krato's axe in his hands.

"You knew him?"

Ahenar heard Atreus ask, Ahenar nodded while Brok grunted in annoyance at this.

"Yes, this…. He and I have some damn history… But he has good history…."

Brok muttered before doing something to Leviathan before handing the axe back to Kratos.

"You two keep going, I want to talk to Ahenar… He'll meet you near the Lake of Nine…"

Ahenar heard Brok mutter, Atreus and Kratos left the duo to talk while Kratos turned to Ahenar.

"15 minutes... Then meet us."

Kratos said before leaving, Ahenar nodded and turned to Brok.

"She still gone, kid?"

Brok asked, his voice solemn, Ahenar's face contorted in anger and annoyance but he nodded.

"Yes, you can blame that… You know who I mean… I haven't been able to find her because of that damn enchantment, Brok… I haven't heard from her since the enchantment went up…"

Ahenar muttered, he did indeed have his motive for helping Kratos but he didn't want to distract them, he didn't know Faye personally… His father was the cause for that, but he knew laying her to rest was rest as important as his quest.

"Eir will be fine, kid... She might be nice, but she's a warrior…. She wouldn't leave without a good reason… You know you don't need a boat to get through the Lake of Nine… I've seen you swim through it…"

Ahenar heard Brok put in, Ahenar nodded but punched a rock, it shattered into pieces.

"I know, but that damn thug I call a father took everything from us, Brok, everything! I won't ever allow him to destroy anything more… At least before Ragnarok… I won't fail everyone… Not again…"

Ahenar muttered, Brok could sympathize with the boy, he was a man who cursed a lot, had seen so much and yet wasn't someone who would forsake his link to the boy.

"You're find her…. You might not want to go ahead… She's up ahead I think… I've seen the old magic…"

Brok muttered, Ahenar blinked in surprise, he couldn't face his past, not her…. Not yet.

He turned back to Brok and sighed, he would find another path around the witch.

"I know a few shortcuts around her… I'll see you later, Brok… Just stay out of trouble, I can't keep protecting both of you forever…"

Ahenar said while starting to walk away to find one of the shortcuts he had mentioned before, he turned to Brok who looked like he was in the middle of giving a rude gesture.

"Don't forget who forged your gear, boy…. And make sure to keep an eye on that axe… I didn't make it for her just for the oaf to break it… Nor did I make that damned sword for you to smash it to bits either."

Brok muttered, Ahenar chuckled and walked away, rolling his eyes at the man who acted more of a father then the man who was in all respects his birth father.

(10 minutes later, 4 miles away.)

Ahenar chuckled at the thought that if Kratos had known some of the shortcuts around the hills he could have taken that he would have probably thrown Ahenar down a cliff or so.

He left a trail of slain Draugr in his wake up and down the mountains, he had hoped not to find dead all over the place.

It was just another sign that Eir and her siblings were in danger… Just another crime his father and the rest of his corrupted family were guilty for.

"I hope they aren't mad at me when I reach the Lake of Nine… Eh, they could use the exercise… Besides, they will find out soon where we truly have to go…"

Ahenar muttered, he turned and saw another group of Draugr and a squad of Nightmares descending on him.

"Ah… Target practice… And warm ups…"

Ahenar muttered before charging the group.

(With Kratos and Atreus.)

Kratos wasn't angry, he was annoyed, but he managed to keep his anger away from his better judgement.

Anger, he had learned, was only a tool to be used when it was right, it wasn't a tool to lash out at everything around him in a fit of rage and annoyance.

"There you 2 are… I was beginning to wonder if a Draugr got lucky and finished you off…"

Kratos heard as he looked up at the shoreline, Ahenar impaled the last of the Draugr in the head with his blade as he looked at the group around him.

"How did you get in front of us?"

Kratos asked, more concerned for how they had been out maneuvered then how much danger the warrior had been in.

"Found a short cut… Didn't think I should bother either of you and once I got here, decided to take the strain of battle off you a bit… Unless you want to wait for another pack of Draugr to deal with at this moment?"

Ahenar asked the others, the shore to the lake was right behind them, available for them…. If they dared to deal with it.

"You may stay here and guard our flank… We will find the peak and then we allow you to follow you…"

Ahenar rolled his eyes at this but nodded, Kratos and Atreus walked past Ahenar but he grabbed Krato's wrist.

"Be careful… There's a beast in the lake…. Be ready for battle if things go south…. I will stay here until the lake monster deals with you…."

Ahenar muttered, Kratos was silent but marched past Ahenar into the boat.

"Ok, just mock me…. Hmm… I wonder how them meeting Jormungandr…. Eh, there be fine…"

Ahenar muttered before he laid his blade on the rock next to him and leaned on the rock next to him.

"Eir…."

He looked at the rocky mountain in the distance, he sighed and frowned in annoyance, he would need the Black Breath destroyed to be able to deal with finding Eir, he wanted to find the Valkyrie more then anything, he would go through anyone that got in his way.

Even if it meant fighting through his father and the rest of his family. His father wouldn't stop him, not his brothers, not his nephews…. No one would.

"What the hell…."

Ahenar muttered, he turned to look at the lake, there was a massive snake like monster rising out of the lake, it spit something out of his mouth.

Kratos and his son probably didn't know what the beast was but Ahenar knew what it was.

Jormungandr, the World Serpent.

Author Notes

Phew, another chapter done, yes, they met Brok and yes, I know Brok Is different and all that. Brok and Ahenar have some history and that makes them different. As for next chapter, Ahenar is going to split off to find his own path to the Black Breath and after they deal with it, will split off from the duo. Until 3 or so weeks, Lighting Wolf out!