"Yeah, they always do that to one, don't they. You let them out of your sight for one moments and poof, they're gone." He sighed. "It's just ... It'd be nice to see him again, talk a bit. You know, while I'm here and all stuck and bored."

"I never learned to read runes, you know. The alphabet of my own people and I can't even read it. Thought about learning it from time to time, but then I always used to tease Odin about his rune magic. I can almost hear him laughing watching me struggle to read. And the humans don't really understand runes the way they used to anymore, so I'd probably be forced to ask him for help in the end."

"Nah, comedy's not you, but you could tell me of your latest exploits. How's the Middle East these days?"