Daughter of the Wolf.

[Ulf Hednir]

[Continued from "Wolf."]

Ulf continues to howl out as loud as he can, until he cannot hold his breath out any longer. The howling continues for a moment longer, and Ulf turns to see his daughter peeking out while hiding on a wooden bench he has on the front porch…

“Hva gjør du?” (What are you doing?) Ulf rushes the porch, and puts the belt on his shoulder before lifting his daughter up in his arms. She continues howling like a wolf, more like a pup, but Ulf joins in the minor howling.

“Jeg er en ulv!” (I am a wolf!) she said with a smile.

“Den mektigste av dem alle.” (The mightiest of them all.) Ulf said with a smile, and she ran back toward the house and into the door, all whilst growling, roaring, and howling as if she were an animal.

Ulf followed his daughter into the household, and shut the door behind him. Just in time… just as he closed the door, his ringtone began going off, and Ulf took a quick gander at the person calling. It was the mother of his child; his daughter continued with commotion in the background, as he picked up the phone, “Hallo?” Ulf said.

“Hei! Jeg kommer til å bli sittende fast i Trondheim i helgen. Er du fri til å se Thea?” (I am going to be stuck in Trondheim this weekend. Are you free to watch Thea?) she asked.

Ulf looked into the room where he saw Thea, his daughter, peeking at him from behind the couch… as if they were going to play hide and seek. Ulf raised a hand to his head and scratched the top.

“Jeg må fly til Newcastle for min kamp. Kan hun komme med?” (I have to fly to Newcastle for my match. Can she come with?) Ulf asked.

“Ja! Ja! Absolutt! Bare… v­ær trygg, ok?” (Yes! Yes! Absolutely! Just... be safe, okay?) she replied, “Takk! Jeg ringer deg senere! Ha det!” (Thank you! I will call you later! Bye!)

“Ha det.” Ulf said as the phone clicked. Ulf set his phone back down on the table, and walked over to the couch, where Thea tried to hide further behind the couch… “Hvor kan datteren min være?” (Where could my daughter be?) Ulf pretended to look around the room to see where she could be hiding, and Thea suddenly sprang out from behind the couch with a roar! Ulf let out a gasp, to act shocked and scared, “Oi da!” (Oh my!)

Thea fell across her father, who held her in his arms, and still full of smiles… he knew he had to inform her. “Baby… Jeg må ta deg med på showet i helgen. Er du ok med det?” (Baby... I have to take you with me to the show this weekend. Are you okay with that?)

Thea hesitated a moment, but… it was hard for her to contain the smile. She was grinning from ear to ear, and jumped down, “Ja! Vi kommer til å ha det så gøy!” (Yes! We will have so much fun!) Thea said as she could be heard stamping her way up the staircase toward her bedroom, “Jeg tar dolly!” (I will take dolly!) her voice trailed further, “Og … jeg vil ta…” (And… I will take…) her voice now trailed too far to be able to pick up. Ulf assumed that she had gotten to her room and was packing a bag.

Ulf did look a bit nervous as he sat on his couch. This would be the first time that he would take his daughter to a show with him… and most of his peers did not even know that he was a father. He was nervous, but he also knew he could not let his belt go by forfeit. The scene fades.