hermodthebrave (hermodthebrave) wrote in deities_dot_com, @ 2012-09-16 17:47:00 |
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Entry tags: | ~frigg, ~hermod |
Uncertainty (tag: Frigg)
The family meeting was over. He wasn’t really certain if it was for family or for those most likely to be affected by Ragnarok. Then again, almost all those most likely to be affected were in his family. And Freyr. And all of Loki’s family, too. Even Sleipnir was mentioned in the prophecy. Hermod didn’t like thinking about that. Any of it. He was happier when he knew nothing about the stupid thing.
Odin had left them, probably to find Thor to let him know what was going on. Tyr just seemed to have disappeared right after their father left. Bragi and Vidar had walked out together. His big, silent brother had his arm over their usually talkative younger brother’s shoulders. Vidar was surprisingly good at offering comfort without words. But it bothered Hermod that Bragi had not said much during the meeting. Bragi always had something to say, usually at very great lengths. It was never good when he was quiet.
The messenger sat on his father’s seat, casually draping one leg over the arm of the chair. He had a lot to think about. His father, the king, said they should totally leave Loki and his wife alone. Vidar said he had already run into Sigyn once. To Hermod, that just reinforced the notion that it was a small world. What should he do if he did run into one of them? Run the other way? He knew he could run off before they knew he was there, but no one else could. And that would only be possible if he saw them first.
Hermod knew his mother was still there. She hadn’t left with her husband. He didn’t know if she had deliberately stayed behind to talk to him, or if she had been lost in her own thoughts as he had been. He didn’t care about why; he was just really glad she was still with him.
“Is this really it, Mom? Is it the start of the end?” He had not wanted to ask Odin that question. He was fairly sure that his father would have denied it even if he had felt otherwise. It seemed to him that his father didn’t want to make matters worse. Everyone panicking would have been worse.