So she had been correct, the Norselands were far north, even further than Gaul. Oh Gaia had seen maps, she knew where Gaul was in relation to Rome. But she couldn't fathom just how much further north the land could stretch. Just how large was the world? And really, Hercules thought Rome could not conquer the Norselands? Had Rome not all ready conquered many lands that had claimed the same? Truly, Rome had power, and the way in which they replenished the legions with men from the lands they conquered, their army was vast.
Which brought another question to mind. What makes the Norse gods so different from gods of other lands? Did the gods of the Gauls allow their people to fall to Rome without intervention? She wasn't attempting to be argumentative, she just wished to know what was so different about the Norse gods protecting their people as opposed to other gods of other people. Besides, debate and questions and answers were healthy when done correctly. Luckily, Gaia well knew how to be diplomatic and not argumentative when such a thing was to her benefit, such as now.
At reading about Eire, Gaia smiled a bit. Eire sounds like a majestic place. She did not recognize the name Eire off-hand, but she had heard of a land to the west of Gaul. Is Eire west of Gaul? Perhaps that was the land she'd overheard those soldiers discussing when she'd passed them in the streets of Rome some time back before her husband's death. And it was then that Gaia realized that Hercules hadn't asked her any more personal questions. She didn't mind it, though. She wasn't so sure she wished to tell her story at this precise moment, but she would if asked.