▁on ▁him ▁as ▁rep ent ance ▁for ▁And ir on ' s ▁death . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁rem ind ed ▁that ▁sooner ▁or ▁later , ▁he ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁o th ala ▁run e ▁from ▁And ir on ' s ▁place ▁of ▁death , ▁which ▁he ▁plant ed ▁as ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁his ▁past , ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁magic ▁arts . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁book , ▁H ear th ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁o th ala , ▁using ▁it ▁to ▁sum mon ▁And ir on ' s ▁spirit ▁to ▁dist ract ▁his ▁father ▁long ▁enough ▁for ▁Magn us ▁to ▁pier ce ▁his ▁heart . ▁His ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁friends ▁helps ▁him , ▁though , ▁and ▁he ▁even ▁once ▁calls ▁Magn us ▁" bro ther ". ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book , ▁H ear th ▁is ▁fre ed ▁from ▁serv itude ▁and ▁begins ▁learning ▁run es ▁at ▁As g ard ▁from ▁Od in . ▁ ▁Sam ira h ▁al - A bb as ▁Sam ira h ▁( Sam ) ▁al - A bb as ▁B int ▁L oki ▁is ▁a ▁V alk y rie ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁L oki ▁who ▁selects ▁Magn us ▁as ▁an ▁ein her ji ▁under ▁Od in ' s ▁order . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁Arab ▁American ▁who ▁normally ▁we ars ▁her ▁V alk y rie ▁arm or ▁and ▁a ▁green ▁hij ab , ▁which ▁doubles ▁as ▁a ▁sw an ▁clo ak ▁( cam ou fl age ▁clo ak ). ▁She ▁leads ▁a ▁double ▁life