The son

Emil was Mathias' son, just as Monika was the daughter of Susanna and Lukas. The two of them were special because they were borne from nations, instead of simply existing. However, the identity of Emil's mother was a mystery.

It was a taboo subject.

Most guessed that she was related to Lukas because of the way Lukas acted towards Emil. It was clear that he regarded the boy as being directly related to him, instead of just being related to him via his marriage.

However, that was all they knew.

"What is it?" Emil was not the politest person at times, and this had provided another clue in regard to his mother. There has been many times when Mathias would say: "Your mother and I certainly won't expect you to be like this", while Lukas had comment: "Where did you inherit this attitude from? Certainly not from your mother or father."

"Uncle Lukas told me to give this to you." Emil said.

It was natural that Emil would want to unroll the fabric. Upon seeing it, Emil actually gasped and he just stared at the design, as if he couldn't move his eyes from it.

He could recognise it. He has not seen this tapestry before, but he could recall how he had seen very similar ones stitched by his mother when she was still with both him and his father.

At these times, he would often lean against her leg or half knelt with his hands on her lap so that he could get a better view of the design that she was creating. When he grew bored, she would tell him the myths that the current tapestry was based on.

He could still remember the tapestry that showed the reunion of Njörðr and Skaði. He could recall how his parents had spent a long time deciding where was the best place to hang this tapestry. Afterwards, there were many times when he would stand in front of it to recall how his mother had caused this tapestry to come to life right in front of him.

That tapestry was still at the very same place, even when his father began to have new decorations due to the passing of time. Emil knew that the tapestry would continue being there.

It would always be there.

Sometimes, when he visited his father, he would find his gaze fixed on the tapestry, and he would think of these long gone days again. There were times when he wished that he had such a reminder as well. It was true that he had the necklace, but that was a treasure that had to be taken and put away very carefully.

However…this picture…

He was Baldr, but that was not the important part to him. It was Frigg that was more important because Frigg was based on his mother. The goddess' face showed such a deep sorrow despite not weeping, and Emil realised that the parting had been equally painful to his mother.

The tapestry was not completed, but this did not matter at all. What was important was the fact that this was made by his mother.

Peter could not ask him anything as Emil was weeping and he continued to weep.

Author'sNote: The reason that I choose this legend if fairly obvious. A mother mourning for the loss of her son. Baldr was basically a God whom almost everyone loved as he was just really perfect and the story of his death is probably one of the most famous one. However, I feel that it is also quite symbolic that Vinland chose this scene because in most versions, Frigg could be blamed for Baldr's death as well. After all, it was she who told Loki about how the mistletoe was the one thing that could harm Baldr. So I think by choosing this scene, Vinland is showing her own guilt at leaving her son.

This is actually the last time that we see Sealand. I know that in the early chapters, there is the sense of Sealand discovering something and working it out, but this story is not really about Sealand making a discovery, it is really just him seeing all this, and allowing the other people to think of Vinland