[ a small, wry smile pulls at thor's lips, and he could perfectly hear himself saying the same thing years ago, when he was still young, foolish, power hungry and ambitious. he didn't understand what it was to be a king, then. ]
The throne is a place to serve the people. [ it's also a bundle of chains and barriers. you must always do things a certain way, be prepared to care the burdens of consequence for a wrong choice, or even a right choice that meant doing something most couldn't stomach. asgard's king has to stay in his palace, and command from there, sending others to the battlefront. he can't be hopping worlds and fighting wars between the realms, visiting midgard whenever he's called to defend it. ]
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The throne is a place to serve the people. [ it's also a bundle of chains and barriers. you must always do things a certain way, be prepared to care the burdens of consequence for a wrong choice, or even a right choice that meant doing something most couldn't stomach. asgard's king has to stay in his palace, and command from there, sending others to the battlefront. he can't be hopping worlds and fighting wars between the realms, visiting midgard whenever he's called to defend it. ]
I do so better without it's demands.