Thanks!
Yes, the story is a new-old one - that thing I've been working on for a year now (though not continually, mind - it's not going to be LotR-sized or something - it's just not a one-shot and that complicates matters enormously for me). Brynhild wasn't originally part of it, but the story kept expanding and now she's rather essential :-).

*has the boots, wants the cat* ;-)