Thor returns that steel gaze calmly. He's the son of Odin, who's reigned in Asgard for centuries upon centuries, and the son of Frigga, wise and learned queen for just as long, and something between liege-lord and student and comrade to Heimdall, who sees all in the worlds. He's very difficult to disconcert.
"He did break the rules. He's being punished as he should be. I am saying that you broke them as well."
He lets those words sit between them a moment or two longer. Thor is all ruler now, calm and compassionate and implacable.
"You were also provoked. It was not self-defense, nor an effective defense of a horse who was spooked to two hours' wandering by his defender, but you were provoked by a great deal of childish taunting. I am not going to arrest you for it. I considered it. But under the circumstances -- no."
"Still, take this as a warning. If Security is asked to look at the deeds of one, we must look at the deeds of the other. If you do this again, be prepared for the consequences of it."
As far as Thor's concerned, that's just decency -- honor by any reckoning, whether a warrior's or anyone else's. Do what you're going to do, and stand behind it. If you're not willing to face what might come of a deed, don't do it.
Granted, he's not always great at foreseeing that 'what might come' part. And he's been known to argue against consequences with more temper than stoic dignity, now and again. (Often.) But expected or not, he does believe in meeting those consequences squarely.
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"He did break the rules. He's being punished as he should be. I am saying that you broke them as well."
He lets those words sit between them a moment or two longer. Thor is all ruler now, calm and compassionate and implacable.
"You were also provoked. It was not self-defense, nor an effective defense of a horse who was spooked to two hours' wandering by his defender, but you were provoked by a great deal of childish taunting. I am not going to arrest you for it. I considered it. But under the circumstances -- no."
"Still, take this as a warning. If Security is asked to look at the deeds of one, we must look at the deeds of the other. If you do this again, be prepared for the consequences of it."
As far as Thor's concerned, that's just decency -- honor by any reckoning, whether a warrior's or anyone else's. Do what you're going to do, and stand behind it. If you're not willing to face what might come of a deed, don't do it.
Granted, he's not always great at foreseeing that 'what might come' part. And he's been known to argue against consequences with more temper than stoic dignity, now and again. (Often.) But expected or not, he does believe in meeting those consequences squarely.