He returns the hug with a few hearty claps on the back as well, and he draws back to beam at him, chattering and gesturing excitedly.
"And she will be big and beautiful! I saw her in a dream, and I knew I had to build her. She will be wider, but still light and flexible enough to ride the waves instead of butting against them. And she will be longer, with twelve oars on each side, and with a mast that can easily be removed and replaced if it breaks. If it breaks! We shall see how she stands up to Thor's storms when the time comes. But she will be magnificent, Ragnar, and she will be ready for the next journey West."
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He returns the hug with a few hearty claps on the back as well, and he draws back to beam at him, chattering and gesturing excitedly.
"And she will be big and beautiful! I saw her in a dream, and I knew I had to build her. She will be wider, but still light and flexible enough to ride the waves instead of butting against them. And she will be longer, with twelve oars on each side, and with a mast that can easily be removed and replaced if it breaks. If it breaks! We shall see how she stands up to Thor's storms when the time comes. But she will be magnificent, Ragnar, and she will be ready for the next journey West."