The Arrow In The Tree

The Arrow In The Tree was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
==Description==
A man asks Eivor for help with a proposal.
==Dialogue==
Eivor saw an anxious man at the foot of a cliff.
*Kenrick: This time I am going to do it. This time!O God! Why did you fashion me from such weak clay?Be brave, Kenrick. Do it for Ethelind.
Eivor approached.
*Eivor: You pace about like a dog afraid of a beating. What troubles you?
*Kenrick: O, stranger! Here's a tale. I love Ethelind, a hunter's daughter. But the hunter's a fearsome fellow. Set me a task, he did. There's an arrow, stuck in that tree above, that the hunter once fired there. Before any man can have Ethelind, they need to climb up and get it. Many suitors have tried. All failed.
*Eivor: Looks like child's play to me. Maybe I can help.
Eivor took her leave of Kenrick to focus on the tree branch.
*Kenrick: O, you do mean to help me! God bless you!
Eivor climbed the cliff to reach the tree, but found an angry animal up there as well, surrounded by the bones of previous climbers.
*Eivor: A lynx. And he does not like visitors.
She killed the lynx. Kenrick heard the commotion from far below.
*Kenrick: Hey! What's going on? Are you all right up there?
Eivor noticed a note among the remains of the previous suitors.
*Eivor: This one has a letter. Perhaps it will shed some light on this strange affair.
:Letter from Hunter's Daughter:Osgar, my love,Do not be angry. Yes, there were others before you, but Hengist and Sigbert mean nothing to me now. When it came to my father's challenge, both swore they would attempt it, and neither returned. I can only assume they fled in shame. How hard is it to climb a cliff?I beg you, do not leave like they did, else Kenrick will be the only unmarried man left in the village.Do not do that to me.Please.Ethelind.
While Eivor read, Kenrick grew concerned by the delay.
*Kenrick: You did, er, remember the arrow, right?You are still up there, aren't you?Um, have you got it yet?
Eivor climbed the tree and collected the arrow.
*Kenrick: You got the arrow! Praise be to you, stranger! Bring it back, won't you?
Eivor leaped down into a pile of leaves and approached Kenrick.
*Eivor: I have the arrow, proof of your boundless courage.
*Kenrick: O, thank you, stranger! I'll name our firstborn in your honor, swear I will! Er... what is your name?
*Eivor: Eivor.
*Kenrick: Eivor, eh? Er... well, maybe just something that rhymes with it, then? Would that do?
*Eivor: I found the other suitors. A lynx had made its lair up there. A hunter like Ethelind's father would have know that.
*Kenrick: Surely an innocent mistake? But I must bring him the arrow! He'll be so pleased someone's got it at last!
<tabber>
|-|I found a letter=
*Eivor: I found a letter from Ethelind. Seems she didn't think much of you. You were far from her first choice.
*Kenrick: O, I know. She's made no secret of that. But now they're dead, and I'm not, so... tra-la-la!
*Eivor: I'm sure her father will be thrilled.
|-|Enjoy your wedding=
*Eivor: I'm sure her father will be thrilled.
</tabber>
==Outcome==
Eivor retrieved the arrow from the tree and gave it to the man.
==References==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
Category:Memories of Eivor Varinsdottir
Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5