The guardian god Heimdall, Asgard's gatekeeper—Old Man Heim—had long guarded the Bifrost far from court affairs and rarely voiced political opinions, so he kept a very low profile.
But no one could deny that he carried considerable weight. He possessed an exceptionally special ability: Clairvoyant. Across Asgard's Nine Realms, even throughout the entire universe, as long as he wished to look and cast his gaze somewhere, there was nothing he could not see. Back then, even the Dark Elves' concealment techniques had failed to escape his sight.
This ability was truly ideal for intelligence work. And that was indeed how it was used. Odin had always relied on him as the head of intelligence, responsible for monitoring the entire kingdom and reporting all acts of treason.
Yet when Frigga established her own network of spies and informants, she had deliberately excluded this experienced intelligence chief. Heimdall was utterly loyal to Odin, and he had sworn allegiance to Odin personally. His loyalty to Odin surpassed even his loyalty to the kingdom.
But Frigga had used Loki to replace the Heavenly King and cast Odin down to Earth. Though she had not known about it at first and had not masterminded it, once she learned the truth, she had stood by coldly, reaped the benefits, and taken control of the court. Thus, she could not exactly be called a regicide, but she was certainly highly suspected of usurpation. If word of this got out, Heimdall would never let it rest.
Besides, Frigga did not truly need him. She was now governing with ruthless urgency and extraordinary measures. What mattered was not whether intelligence was true or false, but whether she needed it. If she did not want something, then even the truth had to become false. If she needed something, then even