"Are you prepared for a shock? The cost was seeing the lives of my children flash before my eyes, without being able to do much beyond leave things in the night." And knowing Magnus was out of reach for a indefinite amount of time. There was a lot of loss on her plate.
"The gods have not brought us here, something a touch more powerful has, I would think. Thor and Loki are here, as is Frigga." How old where her brothers? Did she know of Christian things yet? Their god, and the angels?
Bryn had taken the time to dress in something they were more used to seeing. A long hide doublet over a coarse top, and split skirt/trousers that easy to fight in if she had too. It also meant she didn't flash any skin when she crouched down as Hródolf approached. "Aunt Benna is resting."