Auden’s Blessing
Yet when night fell, the lights bestowed upon the imperial capital a brilliance of utmost luxury.
Above the twelve principal godly palaces appeared the statues of the awakened deities: Odin, Hodr, Freyr, Balder, Loki, Thor, Heimdall, Freyja, and Bragi. Among them, the statues of Balder, Loki, and Freyr were golden, while the rest were silver. Gold belonged to the Vanir; silver to the Aesir.
Yet above the Palace of the Mist Sea, there was still nothing—only empty space.
At once, my thoughts tangled into chaos. What exactly had happened? Could it be that the awakening had failed?