Freja's jaw dropped. "When?" she demanded, sitting a little straighter. "Name the time. I certainly can't think of one for myself, and Synnove is practically a saint." Had they been born in TÃrna there was no doubt in Freja's mind that Synnove would be the undisputed heir, whether she wished it or not.
"At any rate, try if you like. You've been warned, at least." Freja would have liked to say that Rune would look for the signs next time, but if she was as beautiful as it was said, odds were good thoughts and sense would abandon him altogether again.