As the horn made its round today, one hand paused half a beat. Three people saw it. Two of them looked at me first.

• HalfridaOne hand pausing quieted three whole supper tables. The storehouse count went quiet right along with it.
  BrynjaQuiet isn't a bad thing. Just note who else pauses when the next horn goes round.
• ThorketIf the Jarl turns the hearth's pecking order into a spectacle, the hands on the oars start counting differently.
  BrynjaI'm counting your hands too. Fold up the worrying and take an oar.