Nidhoggr bites the Tree. That's a name I know Dad wanted me to take, too. Jormungand's the one I already had, before I... gave it up.
[he considers how to present it for a moment. he's had some practice explaining at this point, but he wants to get things right, because it's Dirk.]
You'll probably get this better than most of the people I tell it to, but the Tree isn't in the same place as rocks and trees and grass, and everything like that. It's part of our world, but not physical, unless you're close enough to it. "Close" is about the power you can grasp. If you're strong enough to take a Name... or if you're born to one... you're part of the power that surrounds the Tree.
Nidhoggr is the one who brings the Tree down. That's a Name much closer to the Tree, so close that it gets embodied more than taken. No one was born to be Nidhoggr, but someone with the teeth and power for it could be Nidhoggr, for long enough to bite.
A lot of the rest are further away, but still part of the Tree's power. Jormungand is the one who starts Ragnarok and kills Thor. Geir is... Geir isn't a Name at all. It's just a child-name. I was born to be Jormungand. I mean... I am, just, it's complicated.
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[he considers how to present it for a moment. he's had some practice explaining at this point, but he wants to get things right, because it's Dirk.]
You'll probably get this better than most of the people I tell it to, but the Tree isn't in the same place as rocks and trees and grass, and everything like that. It's part of our world, but not physical, unless you're close enough to it. "Close" is about the power you can grasp. If you're strong enough to take a Name... or if you're born to one... you're part of the power that surrounds the Tree.
Nidhoggr is the one who brings the Tree down. That's a Name much closer to the Tree, so close that it gets embodied more than taken. No one was born to be Nidhoggr, but someone with the teeth and power for it could be Nidhoggr, for long enough to bite.
A lot of the rest are further away, but still part of the Tree's power. Jormungand is the one who starts Ragnarok and kills Thor. Geir is... Geir isn't a Name at all. It's just a child-name. I was born to be Jormungand. I mean... I am, just, it's complicated.