"Why don't you introduce me to your friends first, Hummingbird?"Stalling was always a good option in my opinion.

"My name means Blue Hummingbird on the left, little witch. I'm the Sun God, and the Sun rises from the South, the left-hand, and is carried by the hummingbird."He made a soft sound of mirth. "I'll take you're teasing as a sign of affection, but you'll tell me the truth of your involvement with the Viking or my tolerance will end."

Go figure. I'd been telling ...