Hans of Iceland Chapter XLI

In which the grim customs of justice gather a motley household about a flickering fire under cold winds at the Cursed Tower, as Orugix, the hangman, returns bearing tidings of high-stakes captures and impending executions that promise to elevate his station. Against a backdrop of whispered names and clinking glasses, the arrival of an official summons summons a sombre readiness for the grim duties that await in Throndhjem.