"There usually is." Julian wondered where the stories came from, if those who told them had supposedly been lost before they ended. "I just wish it was easier, you know? I mean, to tell which myths came from prophecy and which were just...stories."

It felt wrong to say "just stories." All stories came from somewhere, but so many were mere fiction, meant to entertain. Then again, Julian mused, he was certain he'd heard of Valkyries before, but nothing like Gwendolyn.

Pleased, he continued. "I'm glad I met you. You get me thinking, and not just in circles."