"It sounds to me," she says thoughtfully, "like you have outgrown both of these codes, in much the same way that I have outgrown being Asgardian and being Jotun. There is more to be learned from both Asgard and Jotunheim, but neither realm can truly claim me any longer. I will always protect the people of Asgard, as long as I live, but I am not truly of them."
"The way you moved on from the Decepticons may have been impulsive or ill-considered," she adds gently. "But maybe it was right for you, even if it hurt others. That is a question only you can answer, I expect, but I'll always listen if you want to talk about it."
"As far as the Autobots, though, any place where a person must perpetually hide their true self is not a good place." So says Loki.
She strokes his face and cups her hand under his chin. "You are a poet. That Fire is your birthright. It belongs to anyone who dares to reach out and claim it, though sometimes the journey to reach it can be perilous."
"Magic and spirituality are the same as education. Keep them to the elites and they become tools of brutality, to suppress the masses. Share them with all and do not gate-keep, and they are the greatest of equalizers."
"I've offered to show Runes to Ben. I will do that, and more, for you, if you ask for it, but know that if it works for you, you will be a terrifying force with that power. Your spirit is a fire in your chest. Anything might be possible."
"I had meant to introduce the children to the Decepticons anyway. Perhaps the excuse of explaining the Mari Lwyd is the ideal reason to do so."
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Date: 2020-12-16 04:24 pm (UTC)"The way you moved on from the Decepticons may have been impulsive or ill-considered," she adds gently. "But maybe it was right for you, even if it hurt others. That is a question only you can answer, I expect, but I'll always listen if you want to talk about it."
"As far as the Autobots, though, any place where a person must perpetually hide their true self is not a good place." So says Loki.
She strokes his face and cups her hand under his chin. "You are a poet. That Fire is your birthright. It belongs to anyone who dares to reach out and claim it, though sometimes the journey to reach it can be perilous."
"Magic and spirituality are the same as education. Keep them to the elites and they become tools of brutality, to suppress the masses. Share them with all and do not gate-keep, and they are the greatest of equalizers."
"I've offered to show Runes to Ben. I will do that, and more, for you, if you ask for it, but know that if it works for you, you will be a terrifying force with that power. Your spirit is a fire in your chest. Anything might be possible."
"I had meant to introduce the children to the Decepticons anyway. Perhaps the excuse of explaining the Mari Lwyd is the ideal reason to do so."