"Odin would have had me become a conqueror," Loki says. "But he didn't like it when I actually made the attempt."
That's a rather dark joke, but the irony is still entertaining.
"One could, I think, debate about what the role of a father truly is," Loki says. "Beyond mere biology. Different mortal cultures approach it in various ways."
He frowns a little at the warning, thinking it premature. All of his children are quite young yet. Agnarr, the oldest, will be the one to chafe against parental protections first, and Loki believes that will be coming very soon, but the rest still want him to tuck them in and tell them bedtime stories.
Then again, the fact that he doesn't like what he's hearing probably means it's a fair point. He sighs. "I'll keep it in mind. I would like to say that my own rebellious streak ought to make me more sympathetic to their need to assert themselves, and therefore the warning is unnecessary. But given who I'm talking to, I suppose I don't have a leg to stand on there. Do you find it hard to let go?"
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That's a rather dark joke, but the irony is still entertaining.
"One could, I think, debate about what the role of a father truly is," Loki says. "Beyond mere biology. Different mortal cultures approach it in various ways."
He frowns a little at the warning, thinking it premature. All of his children are quite young yet. Agnarr, the oldest, will be the one to chafe against parental protections first, and Loki believes that will be coming very soon, but the rest still want him to tuck them in and tell them bedtime stories.
Then again, the fact that he doesn't like what he's hearing probably means it's a fair point. He sighs. "I'll keep it in mind. I would like to say that my own rebellious streak ought to make me more sympathetic to their need to assert themselves, and therefore the warning is unnecessary. But given who I'm talking to, I suppose I don't have a leg to stand on there. Do you find it hard to let go?"