Servant of Jotunheim

Agnaar

I am apprehensive to say the least on my approach to the chambers where King Agnarr currently resides. I had not see him at all since the night he saved my life.

Once it was confirmed by my mother that he is indeed my father, the King had him moved from the healing room to ensure he was more comfortable for the duration of his stay.

After another short visit with my mother earlier, I had decided to take it upon myself to inform him of the fact that she had been found alive on Svartalfheim.

When she is finally well enough, I hoped that they could see one another and speak after so many years apart.

I arrive and knock on the door tentatively.

Agnarr: "Come in".

Me: "Hello, King Agnarr. It is good to see you again".

Agnarr: "And you".

We seemingly do not know what to say to one another as there is an air of awkwardness between us. I do wish to get to know him, but how do I start?

Me: "So you believe you are my father?"

Agnarr: "Yes. I know this must be quite a shock for you as it certainly was for me. I suppose you must have a million questions?"

Me: "You truly loved my mother?"

Agnarr: "Ever since we were children. She was so different, so unique and opinionated. There was no other that compared to her" he appears saddened by the mere mention of her.

Me: "Do you have any other children?"

Agnarr: "No and I never married, much to my father's disappointment".

Me: "Why not?"

Agnarr: "I could never have loved another the way I loved her" he sighs.

Me: "Do you have any other family on Alfheim?"

Agnarr: "It has only been myself, my younger brother and his wife for some time now since our father's passing'.

I expected him to have a large family, but clearly he is a lonely man.

Me: "What lead you to suspect that King Naris murdered your sister?"

Agnarr: "A little over four years ago, our father grew weak and Elanor was set to arrive so that she could visit him in his final days. We shortly received word from Svartalfheim that she had died due to a tragic accident".

Me: "And you believed otherwise?"

Agnarr: "A letter from my sister arrived days before her death to inform me that she had discovered something truly dreadful. She claimed it was so awful that she could not risk telling me in the letter in the event it may have been intercepted by Naris. She swore she would speak to me and only me regarding the matter after she arrived, but that day never came".

Me: "What do you believe it was that she needed tell you?"

Agnarr: "I suppose I will never know, but I suspect it must have been something truly abominable for him to have murdered her in order to protect his secret".

I have my own suspicions considering recent events.

Me: "Naris said your father intercepted a letter from the Jotuns telling them of my mother?"

Agnarr: "I honestly did not know before he told us, I swear it. After Elanor's death, my father confessed to me on his death bed the role that he played in the royal family's murder, but nothing of that letter. It had always been a vile rumour before that, and as his son I desperately wanted to believe he was not capable of such treachery".

Me: "Did anyone else know of your love for my mother?"

Agnarr: "Only our good friend Erik. He used to allow your mother and I to use his family's barn so we could meet away from prying eyes" he laughs as though he were remembering it fondly.

Me: "Naris told me that he altered the map my mother used to find the Bifrost portals. He knew she would become stranded on Jotunheim".

Agnarr: "I knew she would not have made that miscalculation. I was supposed to follow them days later, but the guards found the portal she had used quicker than we had anticipated. That was when they discovered Erik's body. Everyone thought there was no possible way that she could have survived those brutal conditions out there all alone, and I honestly believed that she had perished. I have blamed myself ever since that day for not trying harder to convince her to tell her family the truth of what Naris did".

He must have been living with such guilt and regret for all these years.

Me: "Why did you remain here on Asgard when all of the other guests had left?"

Agnarr: "I had waited four agonisingly long years for the opportunity to confront Naris about Elanor's death, so I cloaked myself with magic once I overheard he was to stay here. I had noticed the way he looked at you earlier that evening, and that was the reason I came and spoke with you out on the balcony before he took the opportunity. When you unexpectedly entered the chambers next to his later that night, I was concerned for your safety".

Me: "Did I remind you of my mother?"

Agnarr: "Not at first, but once I had seen you without that mask on, the resemblance was striking. After I witnessed him taking you from your chambers I knew that I had to follow and prevent whatever atrocities he had planned for you. I could not allow him to harm another innocent woman that way".

Me: "If it were not for your actions then I would surely be dead".

Agnarr: "You repaid me back in full by getting me to the healing room in time".

It was a sweet moment, knowing that we had saved one another that night.

Me: "There is something of the upmost importance I need to tell you".

Agnarr: "Anything".

Me: "My mother....she is alive".

He remains still for a moment, clearly shocked by this revelation.

Agnarr: "You gave the impression that she had perished on Jotunheim when you were a child?"

Me: "I truly believed that she had. The King discovered that Naris had taken her from Jotunheim and held her captive in the dungeons on Svartalfheim. He has brought her to Asgard, but she is still rather weak".

Agnarr: "I cannot believe it. I thought I would never see her again".

Me: "She knows you are here and confirmed to me that you are indeed my father. I am certain she will wish to see you soon enough".

Agnarr: "Perhaps that was what my sister had discovered? She found out that Azalea still lived and was intending to tell me so he murdered her for it?"

Me: "It is a likely possibility. I suppose Dahlia would not have known who my mother was even if she had ever seen her, but your sister could have recognised her".

Agnarr: "This feels like a dream. To find out that the woman I love still lives, and we have a daughter together after all these years".

Me: "It may take some time, but I do wish to get to know my father better".

Agnarr: "We may have met in a less than conventional manner, but I can hardly wait to get to know you, daughter" he smiles.