Auden’s Blessing
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Frigga was not pleased. She lifted her bright, watery eyes, though she didn’t dare turn her head. “That’s because it’s not bright enough. If there were stars in the sky, it would definitely look different.”
“Let’s have a look, then.”
Odin took out a bottle about the size of a kiwi. It was half-filled with fine, snow-white sand. Pulling out the stopper, he poured some into his palm and tossed it into the air.
To her surprise, the grains didn’t fall. Instead, like meteors moving in reverse, they shot upward, embedding themselves into the vast, deep-blue night sky. The points of light were like dewdrops—delicate, moist, and luminous—elegant and serene, instantly turning the empty ni