she's so aaaawkwaaaaard
"Then who will watch the dead and keep them from leaving?" Someone had to make sure the doors stayed locked, and her servants there certainly didn't care. She didn't have to welcome anyone anymore, but keeping them there was important.
Hel sighed. "That was a very long time ago and I was small. It is hard to remember. I mostly remember you then." She smiled up at him then, and she didn't even notice that the expression came easily and without having to be called. "My big brother, with soft scales and sharp fangs."