As M. Larson

Works published as M. Larson are tangentially related to the Lay of Runes series, but are not strictly part of it.

Loki is travelling; wandering aimlessly across the realms when he meets a young elf named Óttarr. He strikes a bargain with the elf to do some work in exchange for a bed for the night, a meal, and a chance to bathe. Rather than doing the work he promised, Loki decides to bathe first, and takes Óttarr with him to help. It isn't long before Óttarr comes to learn Loki never intended to do the promised work at all, and had his own motives for their meeting.

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