It wasn't that he thought somehow merely his presence would be enough to settle the tempest within her. Still, Vidarr had never been one to fear the waves as they rolled or the thunder as it boomed or the lightning as it danced across the sky. No storm, even grief, had been enough to scare Vidarr Asulf. Euphemia still had her own thoughts about the situation, as clear by her responses and the way she seemed so far from the lighthearted woman he thought she was. I think you misunderstand. Vidarr said gently, because it was not because he had learned his entire life that he thought her to be somehow unworthy. It was exactly the opposite. I always knew, from my younger days, that I was expected to become the next Hjálprekr (legendary King). You never had such a path set before you, instead you chose to face the moment head on and you did so for Dawnbreak. Vidarr would not allow her to sell herself short.

Aye, I am certain that they are proud of each of you. Vidarr, while a grown man who did not share blood with them, still cared so deeply for his friends' opinions of him. Vidarr had a number of siblings, he understood the difficulties that jostling for rank amongst siblings could do. It could start to shake the foundation of even the most close of siblings. It gave him pause, realizing why she was struggling - had Ormr ever looked at him with envy? Had Eira? Thoughts of his own siblings hurt him and though ruthless in the defense of those he cared for, the kind-hearted wolf did not long for the pain of others. To think that he might have caused such a hurt in his siblings made him worried - and he could not even ask his siblings to verify.

I had the luxury of time and training. And without already having the knowledge, you were still willing to step up. That is a precious, precious thing about you. Vidarr knew that he was lucky, and that Eira by contrast had not been when she had taken up his helm. And from what I heard, no one thought they would have to step up so quickly. Dawnbreak would be lucky to have you, should you seek that path again. There was much that shifted in Dawnbreak that was quite different than how Vidarr had been brought up. It was a pleasant change he thought, as he got to watch the Shakti-Vaes children grow into the people they were truly meant to be.