Ira was happy that only five more runes were left to be carved. And then she would be free to go, and maybe eat something in the kitchen, because she was really feeling hungry. So she just removed a small toffee from her bag, hoping that no one had noticed her and then, putting her head down, under the workbench, gulped it down.

Once her toffee had been eaten, Ira continued the carvings. With a sigh, she looked at the next runes she was going to create and saw that some of these shapes seemed rather hard too.

Mannaz seemed harder than others. Yes, it was similar to Ehwaz but with an extra dash. She concentrated a little more as she tried to create that one, "Intalgio Mannaz... Mannaz... Mannaz." But the shape didn't seem to come out right. So she decided to go the manual way. So she picked up the gouge tool and gently carved the rune into the oak wood.

She read that Mannaz symbolized all of humanity, like our circle of family and friends. It seemed to be based along the spiritual lines.

Laguz was the next rune to carve. This rune was not considered to be a good one because it meant uncertainty, which was never a fun feeling. Ira carved it quite easily. Ingwaz as easy too. She read in her textbook that it was a rune of growth. And it also represented wholeness of the Earth or of humanity.

She wondered who or what decided the shapes for these runes... Because some were so easy, and others were a bit on hard side!

Anyways, 2 more runes left!