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“Open your heart. Open your heart to their suffering. That is your mother’s wish...and mine as well. Today...today, we will be better.”

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"It needs a blessing."

KELPIE

The Blessing of a Great Blacksmith

"And now that you have what you seek?"

"I fucked up."

"Can’t you see what’s happening? He’s not protecting us. Magni. Modi. Our boys.... We used to tell them stories by the fire. Do you remember? We would carve those wooden horses. We would play and laugh until the sun sank and they fell asleep on our laps. They were thrown at the All-Father’s problems like brittle knives to a mountain face. And for what? What if Thrúd’s next?”

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“What the fuck are you waiting for?”

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“All my former spouse taught me was that there's no limit to the depths to which a soul can sink into darkness. Tricked me into marriage to spare my home, and took my home just the same. Scattered my people to the wind. Maybe it's time somebody drew the line.”

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“It all goes back to the Long War between the Aesir and Vanir. Prior to that, wars for the Aesir were easily won, but the Vanir had proved their equal and exacted devastating damage. Both sides suffered tremendous losses, and for many of us, quite frankly, war was simply no fun anymore but a rather senseless waste of precious life. Enough was enough, and at last Odin’s most brilliant advisor became determined to find a more enlightened path. He set about to broker a peace between the Gods. It took some convincing, but ultimately Odin was persuaded to marry his deadliest enemy, a certain Vanir goddess, legendary not only for her fertile beauty but her genius at the very Vanir magic that Odin long aspired to master. It was a sacrifice to protect her people, a selfless act of love. For a while there, he really turned on the charm. He seemed happy. He seem interested in making her happy. He granted her so many wishes I can scarcely recall them all. The peace held, and I truly believed all had worked out better than I could have planned. But Odin's true face showed itself again in the end.” 

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“You’re a destroyer, like me.”

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“Anyone can have a blind spot when it comes to family. Some only learn the truth in the hardest way.”

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“Think you’re the only one who can craft a binding spell?”

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"A battle! Thor and this woman...with red hair. They tore through the town. The rage between them was terrifying. The warrior...she was furious and fought like it. Thor was drunk, sloppy, but she was drunk on something else: rage. It was out of control. I saw her fury with every swing of her axe. Their battle destroyed this land....”

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