Old Soldiers (Ship of Nails, Part 4)

Brunnhilde could leave, any moment, any day. No one would stop her, and she’s not sure anyone would blame her, either. After all, she left Sakaar to destroy Hela, and that’s been accomplished. She never promised to stay afterwards. She swore herself to Odin’s throne, not Thor’s, and Odin’s dead--besides which, she already broke that oath once, with solid reasons, so who the fuck cares if she does it again?

She could leave. The barriers in her way are fragile as strands of spider-silk. And yet she stays.

( Home is where they know your name. )