Helena (Hel)'s Links
" . . . o k a y . "
Hel views her sister as short sighted family, and tries her best to shield the violent goddess from the repercussions of her own actions. In this way, Hel protects her 'protector'.
"Stay close, sister. These lands are unwelcoming to strangers..."
Her sister, Hel, is an irreplaceable existence to the serpent. She protects the young girl like a true guardian, actively weeding out any and all who pose a threat.
" . . . "
Hel has seen glimpses of the necromancers past, present and future. She does not feel obligated to share these visions, as the arbiter has no desire to create tears in the fabric of the continuum...
" . . . ! "
Though Hel herself has no strong opinions of the dead one, she recognizes him right away as one of her sister's closest bonds. The serpent may not realize it, but the gentle yet reliable presence of the stranger seems to have earned some amount of her cold affection. As such, Hel treats him as a trusted ally and friend.
" v i s i t a g a i n s o o n , o u t l a n d e r ! "
Hel is very excited to find someone on the same level as herself. As the only other person she's met so far who is, themselves, a tear in the fabric of time (and from beyond the borderlands), she finds Ren very interesting despite the threat he poses to her continued existence. As a person who is not well known for her caution, as well as a person who relies on her sister to protect her from her own impulsivity and curiosity, Hel intends to deceive her sister and continue to meet the eldritch entity in secret in the hopes of uncovering the secrets of the world tree (and, subsequently, the disaster of Ragnarok, which saw the pantheon cast into Midgard).
On top of all that, he hasn't threatened her life! Even once! WOW!!! What a nice guy!
"There's still so much you don't know and will never know, sweet summer child..."
Ren regards Hel with the same curiosity he has for Jordyn, observing the girl's actions from afar while he watches on with mild bemusement. Yet, the way Hel thinks of him makes him feel strangely... conflicted. How does one break it to a child-goddess that no, the two are not cut from the same cloth despite their uncanny similarities at first glance? Regardless, the man treats the girl like how he treats everyone who he's interested in - with politeness and an enigmatic smile. As of now, he's willing to humour Hel and play alongside her - he can still derive some enjoyment this way and learn more about the siblings while he's at it too. Ren could only imagine what Jordyn's reaction would be like upon the enchantress learning that the two have been secretly meeting behind her back...