Hel listened closely as he explained, glad she'd got at least some of it right. She nodded as he finished, agreeing more or less with his conclusion. She may not be happy about all that had transpired to bring her to this point, but given the alternative, Niflheim was the best place for her. She...belonged.
As he paused in anticipation, Hel could almost hear the unstated question. She'd asked him, and now Hades was listening to see if she would offer her own circumstances. It was only fair, particularly since she'd brought it up in the first place.
"Mine is a rather sordid tale. More about fear than anything else. See, there's this prophecy." Which was stupid. As far as Hel could see, the seeress's story was just an excuse to get rid of those the others couldn't understand. They were different, so they were feared. "They thought that by getting rid of three unusual children, they could stop the world from ending." She really didn't think it was important to get into all that too deeply, so she skimmed past explaining the vision further.
"We were all taken from Asgard, each receiving our own style of banishment. Odin chose that I should be cast into the realm I now rule." Hel shrugged, not wanting to appear too emotional over the whole thing. "It suits me, and I, it. He is wise, and I think in some way he knew that would be the case."
For herself, Hel never knew exactly why Odin chose the path for her he did. She was out of the way, but far less contained than her brothers. She still had a certain amount of freedom, and in the end, had absolutely no desire to step foot in Asgard again. And in truth, she posed far less of a threat than her brothers. Until the end. Her boat was another matter.
She often wondered if Odin had realized just how much power she would eventually have.
Hel was unused to speaking about herself. It wasn't like she had a whole lot of social interaction, especially outside her own pantheon. Somehow, Hades made it easy. As if he understood, without her even needing to speak. Even so, she hesitated to go any further with her history. There was a lot of emotional baggage there, and she was no where near comfortable enough to get into all that. And she didn't want to drag her thus-far gracious host into more than he really needed to hear.
"In the end, I can say I'm happy where I am." Mostly, she added silently to herself. It got lonely sometimes, but there was little getting around that.
She was quiet then, giving Hades the opportunity to turn the conversation back to business if he so chose. It made no difference to her. She was finding she was actually enjoying herself. It was nice not to feel so completely alone.