Emil walked on a tree root with his arms stretched out so he could balance himself while Hania lead the way, only his hands were to his side. "What is it like in...Eu-or-pee?" Hania asked, watching Nanuq and Emil's strange bird (who was dubbed Mr. Puffin) interact with each other. It was quiet humorous, as Nanuq would swat the bird away while Mr. Puffin would try to snatch the bear's fish.

Emil wobbled on the root. "It's Yur-Up. And it's okay. There are many other nations there. Not many like this, though."

Hania smiled. "Is there snow up there, too?"

The other boy nodded. "My big brother and his friends have a lot more snow than I do. But we do get our fair amount of snow."

Hania jumped off the root and landed on his feet. Iceland did the same, but fell on his bottom. "It sounds nice there in Iceland." Hania said as he helped Emil up.

"You should visit someday." Emil grunted. "Next time we go on a supply run, you should come with us. I'll show you around and you can meet all other Nordics."

"That sounds very nice but…" Hania sat on the ground. "My older brother would never allow it. He doesn't trust your people, and thinks that you're dangerous."

Emil hummed and sat with him. "Older brothers always think the worse."

The other nodded. "Yeah, they do."

"And they're overprotective. Lukas, for example, never lets me go on any expeditions with him and the other Vikings. I was surprised he let me go on this one."

"Aranck is always paranoid that demons and ghosts are going to come and steal us." Hania sighed. "He's scared of them, but always tells me he's not."

Emil giggled. "My brother's friends with trolls."

"What are trolls?" He only got a shrug.

"Our brothers are just worried over nothing. As soon as we build our houses and get used to each other, they'll see that there's nothing wrong."

Hania nodded in agreement. Together, they sat in silence just examining Hania's land. After a while, he broke the silence. "Can you tell me more about where you came from?"

"I will, but only if you tell me about your land."

"Okay." Another moment of silence. "Wanna be friends?"

Emil nodded. "Sure." He held out his hand. Hania stared at it, unsure of what to do. "It's a handshake." He said. "All you do is grab my hand and we shake it. That's what friends do."

Hania hesitated before awkwardly grabbing the hand and giving it a small shake. Emil stifled a laugh and showed him how to do it properly.

"We should get back now." Hania said. "I'll meet you tomorrow right here, okay?"

Emi nodded excitedly. "Alright then. I'll bring some of my toys too, so we can play with them!"

"I'll bring some of mine, too!"

With that the two boys headed off to their respective camps, both giddy for tomorrow.

Hania and Nanuq returned to their camp just as Aranck was done explaining to his people the new terms to their people. Some of them accepted them and let it be, while others were outraged and demanded the Ghosts (as they called them) to leave their land. Aranck had spotted Hania and immediately made his way to his little brother.

"Hania!" Aranck called out and hurried to his brother and knelt down to see if he was hurt. "You weren't supposed to leave without me!"

"I got bored, and I didn't want to interrupt your meeting. I'm sorry." Hania looked down.

Aranck sighed. "At least let me know somehow." He ruffled his brother's hair. "Well, it doesn't matter now."

Hania looked behind his brother and saw that his people were distressed. "Are they scared because of the new people?" He asked. Aranck nodded.

"They don't trust them, even with the guidelines that had been set up. Some of them think they'll cross through the boundaries that were set."

Hania pursed his lips. Of course they were going to put a boundary. How could he completely forget about that? Would this have any hindrance for tomorrow? Hania asked where the boundary was and almost deflated when it crossed the spot of the place they were going to meet.

Aranck got on one knee and put his hands on his brother's small shoulders. "I need you to listen to me. Do not cross the boundaries. Even if you are given permission, do not go to the other's camps. Am I clear?" When he received a nod, Aranck got up and brushed off the dirt on his knee. "Good. Now how about we go get some fish?"

Edited on 1/26/16