Exile's End: Day 26

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Summary of Events:
Chapter 51:
Thårijn went out and talked to Göd, although he felt quite nervous about the whole thing. Æliyäu and Bæjern talked to each other about Thårijn and why exactly Æliyäu thought that Thårijn was having the struggles he was having.
Chapter 52:
Bæjern talked to Sönnä and Löke about Thårijn and Sönnä then went and found Thårijn and she, Löke and Bæjern prayed for Thårijn for a long while before going to bed. The next morning Thårijn asked Æliyäu some questions and got into some serious thought.

Excerpt of the Day:
"A sigh escaped Bæjern as he took a seat around the fire. He glanced up and saw Sönnä looking at him with her head cocked slightly in curiosity. Bæjern gave his sister a weak smile.
"Thårijn" he said.
Sönnä sighed, sympathy coming over her face. "I don't know what's gone on with him, he could hide behind a blade of grass how thin he's getting."
"I would say he needs some serious prayer," Löke said.
Bæjern nodded. "That's about all we can do for him."
"What do you mean?" Sönnä asked. "Surely we can do more than that."
"I wish," Bæjern said. "But Æliyäu advises against us doing anything more than prayer."
"And why?" Sönnä asked.
"Because otherwise it might make things go worse," Bæjern replied.
"What do you mean?" Sönnä asked, concern growing greater with every question.
"Thårijn is on the verge of losing his hope," Bæjern said. "He woke me with weeping the night after the other party joined us, he was convinced our journey would end in complete and utter failure and doom, even that our people might be completely annihilated."
Sönnä gasped and daintily put her fingers over her mouth.
"Æliyäu isn't convinced that Thårijn ever had faith," Bæjern continued. "And now he's either got to get some, or, well, pretty much waste away."
Sönnä slid her hand over her mouth and Löke brought his arm around her shoulders to embrace her.
"And it's not going to be easy for Thårijn," Bæjern said, and sighed. "And it's all Father's fault."
Sönnä nodded, letting her hand drop. "He hated Thårijn."
"He still does," Bæjern replied. "He was, really, completely contrary to the title of father in every sense to Thårijn, and now Thårijn is going to have an incredible difficulty in trusting in Göd because Göd is often explained as a father."
"Thårijn is going to be afraid Göd is our father magnified," Sönnä said.
"Yes," Bæjern replied.
"It'll be difficult for anyone to do anything for him," Löke said. "He could well think that we're trying to sell Göd to him just to see his ruin."
"Oh," Sönnä moaned and turned her face against her husband's chest, Löke massaged her shoulder gently.
"It is not hopeless though, Sönnä," Bæjern said. "It's just somewhat maddening."
"Especially for a man, to see something broken, and not be able to do anything to fix it," Löke said.
Bæjern nodded. "Very much so," he agreed.
Sönnä got to her feet, dabbing her eyes on her cloak and headed away from the fire without a word. Bæjern and Löke looked at each other curiously and decided to get up and follow her. Bæjern couldn't imagine what she was doing, but he had a feeling that she might be going to find Thårijn."