Price of Freedom

From the Victorian Fairy Tarot, the Eight of Winter (Swords); from the Haindl Rune Oracle, Ing/Ingwaz:

Weatherstone's Eight of Winter/Swords offers a stickier situation than most. What happens when you're just 'the help' and have no authority? Here a maid/nanny is run ragged by ill-behaved children who all have cabin fever. Does she dare discipline them in any way and risk losing a job she depends on? Having worked with many children years ago, my guess is that she could punish them as long as it wasn't corporal punishment. The rub is that most parents don't care, they just don't want to hear about how badly behaved their offspring are. She can continue to be passively subservient or shake everyone up by claiming her worth and demanding respect, regardless of the consequences. Ingwaz represents Freyr, who was once a warrior god but after falling in love, swapped his sword for an antler to become a fertility god able to marry. He eventually was slain in the battle of Ragnarok, but I personally like to think he did not regret his decision. Paired with the tarot card, this rune seems to point to a seed of potential that will require some sacrifice. What are we willing to give up for our freedom?