Hugi

Thialfi ran as he had never run before, but he watched Hugi pull ahead and reach the finish line when he was barely halfway there.

Utgardaloki called, “Victory goes to Hugi.”

He knew how fast he had run, and yet Hugi had run faster, and Hugi seemed completely at ease.

Thialfi ran as he had never run before, moving so fast that the world seemed to contain only himself and Hugi.

Hugi reached the finish line when Thialfi was still five, perhaps ten seconds away.