"[to Atreus, on his time working for Odin] It's my career! And if you mean to make your career as a counsellor to kings, you can't very well rule out petty maniacs - available positions are scare enough! My first master was a cruel piece of work as well, but I learned through him the enduring power of wit, which served me well with kings and gods alike. I couldn't have been much older than you when I started - a faerie king's errand boy and unofficial jester. By night, my mates and I had the run of the forest. Goodfellows, they called us, knavish sprites to the last! We'd get up to all manner of mischief, making fools of the local mortals! But as long as our lord was kept amused, we were spared the consequences! [sighs] Then, one day, he was not amused, and I saw fit to move on. Thankfully, the ages and roads travelled since then have turned me from that merry wanderer into the paragon of virtue you see before you today."