Odin’s Hesitation

Asgard. The lights in Odin's bedchamber were dim. Odin's face was imposing, his hair and beard white. Dressed in golden silk sleeping robes, he lay upon the bed where he often fell into slumber. Even in old age, his broad frame carried a mountain-like pressure. The door to the bedchamber was carefully pushed open. Thor, travel-worn and reeking of blood, entered in black armor and a crimson cape, his golden hair slightly disheveled.