Carvinggggg..Carvingggg…This was tiring work.

Ella was pleased with how her Gandr looked so far, though. It was already decorated with several runes and they were each carved quite neatly which made the blonde smile. Now to continue where she’d left off.

Kenaz next, the rune having to do with vision, knowledge, and creativity. ”Kenaz kenaz kenaz ku ka ki ke ko kun kan kin ken kon ok ek ik ak uk kaunnnnnnnnn!” The sixteen year old was getting better at carving the runes too. With each one, she felt like her work was neater. ”Intaglio Kenaz…Kenaz… Kenaz…Kenaz…”

Then came Gebo which had to do with balance, exchanges, and relationships. Ella liked this rune because it made her think of gifts and giving. ”Gebo gebo gebo gu ga gi ge go gub gab gib geb gob og eg ig au ur g a a a f f f f f!” Easy rune to carve too which was awesome! ”Intaglio Gebo…Gebo…Gebo…Gebo…” BEAM! Looking good, Gandr.

Next up was Wunjo, the rune relating to joy, comfort, pleasure, and harmony. Nice rune, Wunjo is. ” Wunjo wunjo wunjo wu wa wi we wo wun wan win wen won wo we wi wa wu w w w u u u n n n!” And Wunjo sort of looked like the letter ‘P’, yeah? Yeah! “Intaglio Wunjo…Wunjo…Wunjo…”

Hagalaz…That was a mouthful of a rune, huh? Sheesh. It was also a rune having to do with meditation and silence. Yup, this totally made Ella think of Yoga. ”Hagalaz hagalaz hagalaz h h h h h h h h h hu ha hi he ho hug hag hig heg hog (hul hal hil hel hol) oh eh ih ah uh h h h h h h h h h!” Hey! The word hug was in that Galdr! BEAM! ”Intaglio Hagalaz…Hagalaz…Hagalaz…Hagalaz…”

Nauthiz next, the rune having to do with endurance, survival, and internal power. ” Naudhiz naudhiz naudhiz n n n n n n n n n nu na nu ne no nudh nadh hudh nedh niodh (nut nat nit net not) un an in en on n n n n n n n n n!” Also, this rune kind of looked like a cross. Only kind of , though. ”Intaglio Nauthiz… Nauthiz…Nauthiz…Nauthiz…”

Glancing down at the text book again, Ells was pleased to see that she was moving along at a good pace while still maintaining good quality work. That’s just how she liked it.