"Brunhilde...Ever vigilant in your tasks...Know that I did what I did because not even my most favored of royal guards could be exempt from the rules I put fourth." he took a sip of the fresh wine and looked over at Thor. "Asgard will be yours while I sleep...." he spoke after a cough. "Brunhilde...As to Ares...There has been a change in the time he spent among the humans...Me think he will be a good ally." He sat back up looking back at Thor once again. "the defense of Asgard will be yours...my son..."