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<blockquote data-quote="Archon Basileus" data-source="post: 7004682" data-attributes="member: 6855545"><p><strong>THORIR/EBEN</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“More blood… What else!?” – Raveneye answers without flinching. “But this time… Kin’s blood.” – he returns slowly to his fruit as he continues to speak.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“I had a dream last night. I closed my eyes and suddenly I rode across the rainbow bridge along with Loki. I heard as he instigated the gods against Baldur, in a jesting game. I’ve seen as he handled the cursed arrow to Hod, the thing that would strike Baldur and kill him. I’ve seen all gods weep for the lost youth, joy of Asgard. And I’ve seen Loki in disguise, denying his tears so the dead god would remain in Hel till the end of days. This story we all know.”</strong></p><p><strong>He chews once more, splitting a piece and handling part of it to the birds.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“But here’s the curious part” – he looks Thorir in the eyes. “All throughout the competition, all throughout the mourning, lamenting and crying, I noticed, surprised, our father Odin. And he was different. Young, perfect gaze, with two intact eyes, seeing everything perfectly well, too. Better than the others, in fact. For he had knowledge of Loki’s tricks. And yet, he said nothing. Nothing. He wouldn’t try to stop Loki, he wouldn’t try to save his son. He saw Baldur die. And only when everyone cried for Baldur, Odin’s visage returned to its true state. As he cried for his son, he grew older, his lost eye crying itself into tears of blood. The transmutation ended, he looked down and muttered to himself, ‘No sacrifice is too great’.”</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Kin’s blood for one’s wishes. No coincidence to hear you talking of Baldur’s blessings just now.” – he approaches a bit, tossing the knife upon a crate and cleaning his hands with his clothes. “The dream was for you.”</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“We never know we’ve been taken for fools until tragedy makes us wise.” – his cryptic gaze turns into a sympathetic expression. He touches both brothers’ shoulders in solidarity, and this time around Thorir and Eben can almost feel some semblance of humanity pulsating within the man. The moment is brief, though. He turns his back and walks away, seeking for tasks in the deck.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=2820" target="_blank">Fenris</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=8058" target="_blank">Queenie</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6855204" target="_blank">tglassy</a></u></strong></em> @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6855130" target="_blank">Jago</a></u></strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archon Basileus, post: 7004682, member: 6855545"] [B]THORIR/EBEN “More blood… What else!?” – Raveneye answers without flinching. “But this time… Kin’s blood.” – he returns slowly to his fruit as he continues to speak. “I had a dream last night. I closed my eyes and suddenly I rode across the rainbow bridge along with Loki. I heard as he instigated the gods against Baldur, in a jesting game. I’ve seen as he handled the cursed arrow to Hod, the thing that would strike Baldur and kill him. I’ve seen all gods weep for the lost youth, joy of Asgard. And I’ve seen Loki in disguise, denying his tears so the dead god would remain in Hel till the end of days. This story we all know.” He chews once more, splitting a piece and handling part of it to the birds. “But here’s the curious part” – he looks Thorir in the eyes. “All throughout the competition, all throughout the mourning, lamenting and crying, I noticed, surprised, our father Odin. And he was different. Young, perfect gaze, with two intact eyes, seeing everything perfectly well, too. Better than the others, in fact. For he had knowledge of Loki’s tricks. And yet, he said nothing. Nothing. He wouldn’t try to stop Loki, he wouldn’t try to save his son. He saw Baldur die. And only when everyone cried for Baldur, Odin’s visage returned to its true state. As he cried for his son, he grew older, his lost eye crying itself into tears of blood. The transmutation ended, he looked down and muttered to himself, ‘No sacrifice is too great’.” “Kin’s blood for one’s wishes. No coincidence to hear you talking of Baldur’s blessings just now.” – he approaches a bit, tossing the knife upon a crate and cleaning his hands with his clothes. “The dream was for you.” “We never know we’ve been taken for fools until tragedy makes us wise.” – his cryptic gaze turns into a sympathetic expression. He touches both brothers’ shoulders in solidarity, and this time around Thorir and Eben can almost feel some semblance of humanity pulsating within the man. The moment is brief, though. He turns his back and walks away, seeking for tasks in the deck. [/B] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=2820"]Fenris[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=8058"]Queenie[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6855204"]tglassy[/URL][/U][/B][/I] @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6855130"]Jago[/URL][/U][/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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