The capital of Switzerland

Usage examples of bern.

And what if Ecca rode back and the ships were gone because Bern had told them it was wiser to cast off?

A waste of time, some had thoughtand the same had been said about Bern and Ecca going into Esferth, once they had learned about the fair.

Riding in darkness before the first moon rose, Bern Thorkellson thought bitterly about the bonds of family.

And Bern had stolen the grey horse that was to be burned with the governor tomorrow.

He could have been in his straw right now, Bern thought, a little desperately.

A woman ought not to watch like this, Bern thought, tasting his fear again.

A fleeing stranger, Bern was certain, would be happily seized to be questioned at leisure.

Though this was where Bern saw his own chance lying, small as it might be.

Something rare came into Bern Thorkellson in that moment, with the deriding, confident voice and a memory of this man the night before.

The first angled blow was heavy as a battle-hammer and Bern barely got his own blade across his body and in front of it.

Gyllir rocked with it, Bern gasped with the force, pulled the horse back to his right in the sea, by reflex, more than anything.

He propped Bern against the wall for a moment, braced him with his good shoulder, and tied his trouser drawstrings, to let him be decent, at least.

He looked at Bern by moonlight and spent a moment working out how old his son was.

Thorkell knew he ought to leave, before Bern opened his eyes, but it was oddly difficult to move away.

And if not, what would happen if he returned to the ships after Bern did and asked why his companion had left without him?