
Slowly emerald optics returned to his form, neither understanding the names he spoke of or the place this originated from. But she understood what he meant, and from the third party vision she had, she concluded on agreeing with him. For a moment to, she wished to place her hand on top of his own; no one would notice and it was a naive gesture: a connection. Instead her hands settled by her sides.“It made him wise, but it also made him foolish. I do not take kindly to Odin nor would I recommend that anyone have the unfortunate task of being in his company,” he admitted with a grim expression on his face. “The wisdom he sought was very specific. It was not the kind one gets after a war or after seeing death. This was the kind that would give him power, Granted, he did teach many of the wisdom he held, such as the runic language, and after drinking from the well he gave the people the talent of poetry, among other things. The wisdom he has did not come from the hardships of a life that many must live. War and quests and adventures can change an individual in more ways than one and hanging oneself from a tree for nine days and nights, a spear in their abdomen, will never enable a person to truly understand the wisdom bestowed upon one who has seen the world.
“That is why I travel. Odin can have his wisdom of seiðr and the magic of runes and of poetry, but I wish to have the wisdom of the world.”
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