"I am also, at times, an aunt," he admits with a smile. "But as I was raised as Prince of Asgard, I will likely spend more time as uncle."
On the whole, he's a little tickled by the prospect. An opportunity to be just irritating enough to drive the humans to distraction, perhaps, while still protecting the children and keeping on their mother's good side. Sounds like a fun challenge.
He regards her more seriously when she speaks of previous children. Gods will almost inevitably outlive half-mortal offspring, but what she grieves is clearly more than that. "My descendants are outcasts, for the most part, shamans or outlaws or madmen on the borders of their society. It seems inevitable, with my blood. But I think you speak of more than that."
"I've wondered...many of the stories told of me in Midgard are exaggerations or patently untrue, but they must have come from somewhere, and I did not start most of them. Fenrir, Hel, and Sleipnir are all older than me, but I've wondered, if it isn't rude to inquire...?"
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Date: 2019-01-28 12:02 pm (UTC)On the whole, he's a little tickled by the prospect. An opportunity to be just irritating enough to drive the humans to distraction, perhaps, while still protecting the children and keeping on their mother's good side. Sounds like a fun challenge.
He regards her more seriously when she speaks of previous children. Gods will almost inevitably outlive half-mortal offspring, but what she grieves is clearly more than that. "My descendants are outcasts, for the most part, shamans or outlaws or madmen on the borders of their society. It seems inevitable, with my blood. But I think you speak of more than that."
"I've wondered...many of the stories told of me in Midgard are exaggerations or patently untrue, but they must have come from somewhere, and I did not start most of them. Fenrir, Hel, and Sleipnir are all older than me, but I've wondered, if it isn't rude to inquire...?"