#nawwww he doesn't have to feel bad

[kissofmistletoe]

♟ (Because Thor really wants to know, and still feels bad about the whole collar thing.)

♟ for something my muse admires

Baldr admires kings and kingship, even when most seem against Odin’s way of thinking. Knowing that he is to rule the remaining worlds once the Ragnarok has passed opened his eyes to what a hard task being a monarch really is. He dreads the time when he is forced to the throne, and takes every opportunity to learn what he can, now, from his father.

Being the third son in line to the crown, with Aesir being such a hardy race, there was never any true intent on fully teaching Baldr how to lead and rule. He has just learnt what skills he could through watching.