I do...and I like the way you say it too. [ all the ways hwylryn has said it, bursting with joy, or a whisper dropped low in his ear. the memories make him smile, as momentary as it is. ]

They knew, and she was important to them too. But...Norna's intentions were always good, but oftentimes they were too straightforward. She'd get overwhelmed easily and act impulsively, which is what happened the night they turned on her.

The King wanted her hand in marriage, but the other tribes objected to it—it'd cause a huge power imbalance if one nation was wedded to a Goddess. They went back and forth for a while until Norna demanded they stop because she had a solution.

She'd take every single human into herself, she'd consume them, and by doing so there would be no more cause for strife or disagreement. They'd be with her forever and all apart of her, in neverending peace.

That's what she would have done to me, if you didn't change her mind.