Re: Frigg, Odin, Hera and Zeus leaving, & open to anyone wandering in
Zeus immediately recognized Hera's glance for what it was -a desire to get going, away from these louts at the very least and frankly, he agreed. While there were times he found the Norse monarchs amusing enough in their childish ways to engage in conversation, or even to poke at to see how they'd react, there was a point where he was just done. And the implications laced under the carefully worded statements of Frigg and Odin -who had obviously not rehearsed their facade as they should have if they were going to accuse Greece without openly accusing Greece of stealing one of their own away, left him more than ready to part their company.
Really, no proper Greek would behave as deplorably. Well, that wasn't entirely true. He had at two, if not three, children with the woman at his side that might think kidnapping and torturing a Nord was good afternoon fun for a lazy Sunday. However, there was the show of it missing. Enyo was anything but discreet with her victims. Ares was much the same way and both of them would find ways to brag about their triumph over a barbarian. Eris, was unpredictable at best, but just as dangerous as her siblings if she chose to be. But she too would be proud of her work.
He remembered all too well the things the three of them were proud of doing as children. Hera's vision was clouded when it came to the monsters she bore, reality tainted by the fact that they had grown within her womb for as long as they had. Zeus did not have such ties. He saw them for what they were and even considering all of that, he always had an idea of what was going on in regards to Olympus and no sight, sound or mumble of his troublesome lot of progeny of having taken a Nord into their capture had reached him.
Bragi was not on Olympus and shame on Odin for implying it would be so, unlike some leaders, Zeus and Hera kept tight reign over their pantheon.
Even so, he nodded to Hera, then to Odin and Frigg each as politely as he could to bid his farewell. It was the diplomatic thing to do at any rate. “We will do everything we can,” he said before turning and leaving with Hera. And if Odin was as wise as myth claimed him to be, he would know that Zeus' promise came with a price. The Norse were going to owe them and if they found Bragi in lands that didn't belong to Greece, which he was sure they would, the Norse would owe them double for the insult given.