Friendship and affection. That explained it. Explained everything, really. Finally, Tyr smiled, a real and friendly smile.
"I think those are very good attributes to have." Unusual to him, but his culture was far different than the Greek's. He had heard they had gods for specific emotions and the like, and it had seemed a completely foreign concept. Which it still was, really.
The Norse had Love, true, but most of them had attributes necessary for survival, which when he thought about it he supposed Friendship fell into that in a certain way.
At her suggestion he quickly put the fawn down. The fact that he missed the signs could only be because he was constantly being distracted by Philotes. Interesting person, and rather all over the place, but her behavior was intriguing.
"I'm sorry to disappoint, but I've never heard it. Since it is said to entice, I'm sure it is very pretty, but not something one actually wants to hear."
How much different from himself she must view the world. He suspected Philotes saw the good in everyone and everything, whereas he was, well...a bit more reserved was a kindness to his character.
The fawn having done its business, he hoisted it back up again. "Okay. What say we get this guy to Asgard? If we have no more distractions, we should be able to get the two of you to Idun's before dinnertime."