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to do was stop Valerie from feeding them her seeds as she was supposed to every fifty years to keep their souls immortal. As they had been human, they couldn’t live without her seeds. The dwarfs that Sif had given immortality had angered her, and had been denied more seeds. Valerie had watched them waste away to dust. She would not watch her boys do the same.
    “I do not begin to think that I could know your mind, Freya. If you say it shall be so, then it shall. But there is something you have wanted from me that I have never given. We both know that it can only be given if I want it.”
    Freya stood up then and clothed herself in a white, flowing gown with a thought. Her hair lifted and twirled as if carried by wind, and her eyes came alive with the very essence of her immortal soul. Her skin smoothed and then hardened until she looked like living pearl. This was the real Freya, the goddess. Valerie acknowledged the shift and changed as well. Her hair changed from blond to the white of moonlight. Her eyes, she knew, appeared as soft as the gray of a storming cloud, and just as electric. Gone was her golden skin, replaced with the ash bark of the tree of life. In this moment, at least, Valerie was the goddess she was meant to be. She’d long ago stopped showing her true self. The sight had made Alexander, Lei, and Sevani uneasy during their first years under Freya. They’d been more comfortable with her blond hair, her sun-kissed skin, and her voluptuous figure like a pinup girl’s. She’d tried different looks until she found the right combination of beauty and brawn. She now felt more comfortable as their Valerie than what she really looked like.
    “Well met, Goddess of the Seed,” Freya greeted formally. Gods and goddesses had to meet as equals in order to make a pact.
    “Well met, Goddess of Life, Wealth, and mate of Odin, All-father,” Valerie greeted just as formally.
    “You have finally decided to give me the apple? What boon do you request?”
    “I will give you the apple for the span of one month, but you must not use it against Alexander, Sevani, Lei, or me. It will return to me. And you will let us reside on Earth during that time. We will also be able to flash.” The ability to flash would allow them to move more easily through the worlds. It would allow them to be anywhere with just a thought. They would need to be able to get what they could to assist Sevani. She knew that she was asking a lot, but she knew that Freya wanted her apple enough to give it to her. At least she hoped so.
    “Impossible. There are women and men they must acquire. I cannot give you what you ask.”
    “Then I will not give you the apple.”
    “I didn’t say I would not compromise,” Freya said quickly, flicking her hair to one side.
    “What is your compromise?” Valerie asked, not wanting to show her eagerness.
    “You will give me the apple for eight days, and I will allow you all to reside on Earth. I will not use it against Sevani, Lei, Alexander, or you during that time. I will give it back at the end of the eighth day, but when you return, I will deserve a boon.”
    “What is your boon?” Valerie asked. She would do anything to protect the Watchers, anything to help them. If Freya asked for a boon within her power, she would give it to her. It was only her luck that Freya hadn’t realized that she could ask her anything to save them that Valerie still had the apple to barter now.
    “Oh, nothing that would hurt any of you, I assure you,” Freya returned.
    “Then ask, and the deal will be struck.” Valerie had to get to Sevani.
    “Then I have your word that the pact will be sealed when I ask?” Freya asked, extending her hand.
    “As a goddess, yes.” Valerie felt her blood zing through her body as power suffused her. She gasped, bearing the pain. She would have to honor the pact, no matter the terms. There was no turning back, but she didn’t regret it. If Sevani needed her, then she was coming. It was