I have not abandoned my sword for trowel and spade. I could pierce a man’s heart with my blade as neatly as this needle pierces fabric. I have not forgotten how to be a warrior, though I have turned my attentions toward healing and growing. I have become a wife and a mother. Yet I am a still Shieldmaiden. It has made me who I am; I could never discard that part of myself. If there is need, the Shieldmaiden will awake again to wage battle. But for now, she is content to rest at peace with this new life.
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