Chapter 657

• “Take a knee, Your Highness,” he said to me, and I complied with my head bowed, and I closed my eyes.
• “I will now ask his Royal Highness to complete the oath to his people,” he began. “Do you swear to be true and just, to be a king to your people, and rule with fairness? Do you swear to uphold the laws of our people? Do you swear to exact vengeance upon the guilty and protect the innocent? Do you swear to maintain the laws of our gods and be swift with your actions be it justice, love, or war?”
• “I swear by Odin’s wisdom and Thor’s strength. I swear by Vidar’s vengeance and Forseti’s justice. I swear by Idun’s rejuvenation and Frigg’s love. I swear by Tyr’s power of war and Freyr’s prosperity. I swear by Balder’s light and purity, and lastly, I swear to protect my people with Heimdall’s oath,” I said, completing my promise to my people.