[He just needed to hear her say it. He will always be worried now that he is not living up to expectations. His confidence has been shaken.
He breathes a small sigh of relief and gives her a smile.] I do not believe that to be true, Mother. Perhaps I am being a bit silly. I imagine that the infighting between Loki and I has not inspired a great deal of confidence in either of us, though. And perhaps I worry you disapprove of some of my... Chosen relations in Midgard.
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Can the Queen forgive, even if the woman can not? And if the woman finds it in her heart to forgive, can the Queen truly remain steadfast against the transgressors?
[She'll leave it open, not defining the terms; let Frigga pick, if she so chooses, who to think of as she answers]
[It's almost a riddle. Separate the Queen from the woman? Frigga had been the motherly Queen of Asgard for so many years, she'd nearly forgotten they could be separated.]
The Queen acts for the good of Asgard, whether that is forgiveness or standing firm.
[But now her thoughts have turned to Loki, her dearest, desperately errant son. She's forgiven him in her heart, but will it truly benefit Asgard for its Queen to forgive as well?]
[No one rules from a heart of stone; each judgement passed down from the throne is one which has been weighed by a subjective heart. The question it becomes is this: can private, personal prejudices and objective royal power be perfectly joined, or is there a seam -- however neatly stitched and small -- that may unravel between them, can set their needs at odds; if so, if her hearts demands and the crown's needs clash, which would Frigga choose?
Arali has long been interested in these matters. She believes that no one is truly objective; though she culls those lives which are hers to take by right without remorse, she does not for a moment believe herself indifferent to the worlds around her and the peoples that inhabit them. She has in the past taken those to whom she had felt personal affection; Death was not without love, though she was without remorse about her work]
And the woman? How does she feel if the Queen's decrees are set above her own desires?
[Arali nods, expecting that answer but pleased to hear it nonetheless]
Have you ever wished to have that burden removed from you? What would you do, who would you be, if you were simply Frigga instead of Queen -- or is that a possibility to strange to contemplate after so much time?
I...I have thought of it. But it would be selfish of me to consider it seriously. [The fact that she can yet say it shows that she considers it a truth: she is Queen of Asgard and she can be nothing else.]
I would wish to travel again, as I did when I was young. But I would not be welcomed into the Nine Realms as I once was, not now.
Into any of the Realms, or simply into those with whom you have been at such a tumultuous peace? Surely there are those places where Frigga of Asgard would be welcomed handsomely.
Perhaps there are those places. But the Allfather's rule has been of iron for a thousand years or more. Welcomed I might be, but as Queen of Asgard, no longer simply Frigga Fyörgynnsdöttir.
Regardless, it is not a fruitful way to spend time, dreaming about what once was and cannot be again.
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Do you believe I would lie to you?
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He breathes a small sigh of relief and gives her a smile.] I do not believe that to be true, Mother. Perhaps I am being a bit silly. I imagine that the infighting between Loki and I has not inspired a great deal of confidence in either of us, though. And perhaps I worry you disapprove of some of my... Chosen relations in Midgard.
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You fought as brothers will fight. And as far as Midgard is concerned... [She offers a small smile in return.] I wish to see you happy, Thor.
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You know I love her, don't you?
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This will be difficult, Thor. You must know this.
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[She'll leave it open, not defining the terms; let Frigga pick, if she so chooses, who to think of as she answers]
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The Queen acts for the good of Asgard, whether that is forgiveness or standing firm.
[But now her thoughts have turned to Loki, her dearest, desperately errant son. She's forgiven him in her heart, but will it truly benefit Asgard for its Queen to forgive as well?]
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Arali has long been interested in these matters. She believes that no one is truly objective; though she culls those lives which are hers to take by right without remorse, she does not for a moment believe herself indifferent to the worlds around her and the peoples that inhabit them. She has in the past taken those to whom she had felt personal affection; Death was not without love, though she was without remorse about her work]
And the woman? How does she feel if the Queen's decrees are set above her own desires?
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The Queen's duty to Asgard must be uppermost in my mind.
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Have you ever wished to have that burden removed from you? What would you do, who would you be, if you were simply Frigga instead of Queen -- or is that a possibility to strange to contemplate after so much time?
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I would wish to travel again, as I did when I was young. But I would not be welcomed into the Nine Realms as I once was, not now.
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Regardless, it is not a fruitful way to spend time, dreaming about what once was and cannot be again.
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Are you happy, Queen Frigga?
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