She listens to the explanation of the Thorian with only a slight frown on her face, due to the slightly disturbing nature of the information. Other beings from the Nine Realms might bristle at the implication that Yggdrasil could be something similar. But Meja has always been easy-going, and she simply shakes her head. She and Shiala are evidently from very different worlds, and it's a simple misunderstanding.

"Yggdrasil does not hurt anyone. It would be like... gravity hurting someone. As I said before, she's... difficult to explain. Not really a living being in the sense most people mean," Meja notes. "More of a living force of nature. Most creatures never interact with her directly at all. I'm... somewhat unique in that regard, as I can hear her voice — but most can't. For most of those who inhabit the Nine Realms, Yggdrasil is something that you learn about as a fact of life, like the stars, and then move on."

Sometimes the Ljósálfar talk of the World's Tree as a deity, but Meja, as a Valkyrie who reports to a goddess, has never wanted to offend a group of people who can make her life that miserable.

"Only a few others actually refer to Yggdrasil with... female pronouns," she adds. "But it's an old habit I picked up."

Her voice simply sounds female, to Meja. There was no guarantee that others interpreted the voice the same way. The Allfather had never referred to Yggdrasil that way, certainly.

"Your Thorian sounds like a terrible problem, however. Is it still around, where you're from?"