How does a man grow great except upon the blood of others?
It is that which fats him.

How does the wolf live?
How does the kite live?
How does Odin fill Valhalla?
By death, always by death." "I cannot answer you," I said; "yet I hold that somewhere there is an answer which I do not know, since wrong can never be the right." Then, as she did not seem to understand, I began to talk of other things, but from that moment I felt as though a veil swung between me and Iduna.

Her beauty held my flesh, but some other part in me turned away from her.

We were different.
When we reached the hall we met Steinar, who was lingering near the door.

He ran forward and helped Iduna to dismount, then said: "Olaf, I know that you must not overtire yourself as yet, but your lady has told me that she desires to see the sunset from Odin's Mount.