It was relaxing to talk with someone who, for all intents and purposes, should've been an enemy to the Lich. With so much new blood in the magic world: guilds appearing and disappearing every month, new mages trying to make a name for themselves only to have their lives cut short, it was refreshing to talk to someone else in the 'old guard' as it were. Alisa and Odin had been around for a long time at this point, it was part of the reason why they were recognised as Saints and Lords. They had histories, and they each commanded some form of authority. Few others could boast the same.
What got Odin most from Alisa's words on her heir wasn't the specific context, which was strong in of itself, but the passion and fervour with which she spoke them. She wasn't reciting a rehearsed passage from Cassia's manifesto. These words came from the heart, and Alisa truly believed in everything Cassia stood for. If nothing else, the heir was to be commended for capturing the love of so many people, both in Bosco and wider Fiore. "If she has gained your respect then she must be the real deal. Caring for all people is something that can be said very easily, but it is much harder than many give it credit for." What was more impressive was Alisa's willingness to admit that Cassia's benevolence outweighed her own, and even she would find such a task difficult.
Then came the expected question. Of course, if Odin was going to ask Alisa why she chose Cassia, it only made sense that he return the favour. She had answered truthfully after all, he owed her the same, "When this all began, many expected me to join Wilhelm in his glorious revolution, or perhaps Reiner with his push for greater progress. After all, I'm definitely not the kind of person you'd expect to associate with anyone non-violent." He chuckled lightly as he continued, thinking about the options he had had when he first arrived in Bosco, "Of course, naturally Brunhild wasn't an option."
"I chose Hildegard for the same reason that I created my guild: enacting change. Fiore's own monarchy showed me how corrupt the system is, and how desperately it needs to change. Hildegard cares about all races which", gesturing to himself to make his point more obvious, "is not something many would be able to do, but she also wishes to try something new. She wants to change Bosco so drastically that it might just even work, and maybe that change could reach Fiore."
Realising he had just said more about his beliefs in the past two minutes than in the past two decades, Odin could do nothing else but shrug.
"But hey, that's just me."