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"She talks to birds," Ula added

"What?" Elsa gave her aunt an incredulous look "You never h her short blond hair As pale as her hair was, the few strands of silver were barely noticeable "I became your ht I was crazy But re home from the bus stop on your own?"

Elsa sed hard A hawk had always followed her hoe, there was an oho lived in the rafters outside your room," Greta continued

"You kept an eye on me with birds?" Elsa asked

Greta nodded "You wouldn’t believe how handy they are I’ve never gotten a speeding ticket ’cause they always tell h her damp hair

"That’s why I wasn’t concerned about driving around with the rifles in the trunk" Greta quickly translated what she’d said to Swedish, and Ula grinned

"Ja We need guns to keep Elsa safe," Ula said, still sroaned "You can’t just walk around shooting everyone who looks at me funny"

Greta waved a dismissive hand "Don’t worry We’ll only shoot the berserker if he comes after you"

Elsa winced They wanted to shoot Howard?

"Has anything else happened to you recently?" Greta asked "Other than your birthht about it She’d been teleported She’d been thoroughly kissed by an alleged berserker who see her Not your usual run-of-the-look with Greta

"I thought that ht happen," Greta said "That was the reason I always kept you away from the country Of course, even in the suburbs, there were field ht you out, butdogs took care of the rabbits"

Elsa sat on the bed "Are you saying I have always attracted animals?"

"Not all animals" Greta waved a hand "Just the woodland creatures"

"You are Guardian of Forest," Ula announced

Elsa’s mouth dropped open

Greta patted her on the arm "I’m sure it comes as a bit of a shock"

You think? Elsa jumped to her feet "Whatthis is crazy! We’re not sos that talk to ani to do with aniroaned "That’s not normal"

"We’re special," Ula said proudly

Special? It reminded Elsa of how Tino had described his do we do?"

"Mainly, we coer sure how that caazed across the room, her eyes unfocused "Many of the secrets have been lost over the centuries, but I suspect the original guardians were shao, there were three ical sisters: the Guardians of the Sea, Sky, and Forest, and they used their powers to protect a village"

"Ja," Ula agreed "Always three guardians in our family Alomen"

"If an enemy attacked by sea, the Guardian of the Sea called upon the sea creatures to overturn the boats," Greta continued "And the Guardian of the Sky asked the birds of prey to attack an enemy who came over the mountains"

"But Guardian of Forest - " Aunt Ula shook her head and tsked

"What?" Elsa crossed her ar

"It wasn’t really her fault," Greta insisted "A group of e They had too ers begged the Guardian of the Forest to protect them So she took the twelve best warriors into the woods to live with the wolves and bears, and that’s when it happened"

A shiver trickled down Elsa’s spine "What happened?"

"The ain,noises "Bad Very bad"

"At first the berserkers were good at defeating the enee safe," Greta continued "But then soers"

"Very bad," Ula repeated

"And then the ultimate betrayal They turned on their own creator, the Guardian of the Forest" Greta regarded Elsa with a sad look "One of the berserkers killed her"

Elsa shuddered "So you think a berserker will" Her heart raced Hoould fall into an animal-like frenzy and attack her? "I don’t believe it! H-he wouldn’t do that"

Greta sighed "I know it’s a lot to take in But don’t worry Ula and I will protect you And you ain"

Elsa sat on the bed "If you could just meet him, you would know that he’s harmless"

"No!" Greta stiffened "We can never trust a berserker"

"But he’s not going to behave like an ani in Swedish

Elsa gasped "What did she say?"

Greta shuddered "We have no proof, for no one in our family has seen it Or if they did see it, they didn’t live to talk about it But the faend claims the berserkers don’t just act like animals"

Elsa sed hard as Aunt Greta’s voice softened to a whisper

"They become animals"

Chapter Fourteen

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