shadowtruths

It doesn't feel muddled to me. We are not mortal. Our existence came into being to serve a function, it is tied to our duties in ways that mortals cannot imagine. Not even the gods can. There are ways to handle pain rather than running from it. Especially when doing so causes pain for others.

[He will never simply abandon his realm, no matter the personal cost.]

I doubt we shall agree on this point though, and it matters little with respect to the Prodigal who made his choice.

Tangentially speaking on the matter, I do have work I must attend.