Um... well, you could say, the opposite of that. I'm very strong, and a hunter, and I have venom in my teeth that can eat through almost anything. I was born with it.

[Geir figures that mentioning his eitr makes "what he's supposed to destroy" seem a little more... topical, or narrowly focused. he wants to answer Sophie's question, but he's gotten enough bad reactions to telling people that he was born to destroy his entire world that he doesn't want to bring it up when he's asking for help, at least not till he gets a better sense of Sophie. just being a venemous serpent is safer; it doesn't take much looking at him to know that he's meant to be dangerous.]

So bringing life to things instead is very weird! That's all.