The Warriors Three
The next morning, Thor woke up with his little girl snuggled up against him. He chuckled and kissed the top of her head, Evie sigh and lifted her head. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and smiled up at her father, “Good morning, Daddy.”
“Good morning, My Princess. How did you sleep?”
“Good, thank you.”
“That's good. Are you hungry, would you like to have breakfast?”
Evie's tummy growled at the mention of food, Evie blushed and nodded. Thor chuckled and told Evie to go back to her room, “A maid will be along shortly to help you bathe and get dressed.”
“Okay, Daddy,” Evie said then crawled over her father, kneeing him in the gut. Thor gave an exaggerated groan, and Evie giggled. He picked her up and set her down on her feet. Evie kissed Thor's cheek and ran to her room.
Upon entering a maid was already waiting for her, “Good morning, Princess Evelyn, I am Dagmar, I am your personal maid. I have prepared a bath for you, and your new wardrobe has arrived.”
Evie stared at Dagmar, she was a little surprised that she had a maid it made Evie a little uncomfortable, “Thank you, Dagmar, but you don't need to help me.”
“Oh, no, Princess, it is an honor to serve the royal family of Asgard. Queen Frigga thought that you would feel a little uncomfortable with a maid, but I assure you, Princess, that I love my work.” Dagmar said with a smile.
Evie returned the smile and nodded, “Um, Dagmar, where's the bathroom?”
“This way, Princess.”
Evie followed Dagmar into the bathroom. The bathroom was huge, made of white marble with gold trim. There was a large sink and vanity, the toilet, of course, and a large sunk in bathtub in the middle of the room, already filled with warm water and scented oils. Dagmar left Evie to do her business and then came back to help her get into the tub and began washing her golden blonde hair. She told Evie to pick whatever scent she wanted to use in her hair. Evie smelled all the bottles and picked a rose-scented one.
“Ah, lovely choice, this is one of the Queen's favorite scents,” Dagmar informed Evie. Evie smiled and handed it to Dagmar, who proceeded to wash Evie's hair.
Once her hair was washed and rinsed, Dagmar left the bathroom so that Evie had privacy to wash. When she was finished, Evie got out of the tub and dried off with a big fluffy towel. Once she was dry, she called for Dagmar, who came in and helped Evie into her dressing gown. Dagmar led Evie to the vanity and sat her down. She then began to brush out Evie's hair.
“You have such beautiful hair Princess, and the same golden blonde as Prince Thor.”
“Thank you, Dagmar.”
“Did your mother have blonde hair as well?”
“No, I saw a picture of her once; she had flaming red hair. But I guess my father's genes are stronger since everyone says I look just like him.”
“You do, Princess, although I think you have your mother's smile.”
Evie beamed at Dagmar, “You think so?”
“Yes, Prince Thor has a beautiful smile, but yours outshines his.”
“I guess it's because I'm so happy to be with my family finally.”
“Perhaps so.”
Once Evie's hair was dried and brushed, Dagmar asked Evie if she would like her to braid it for her, “Does everyone braid their hair here?”
“For the most part, yes.”
“Then, yes, please.”
Dagmar began to do an intricate braid on Evie's hair, almost like the way her grandmother has it. Dagmar only braided part of it, leaving a portion of it loose. When Evie looked in the mirror, she gasped. Evie seemed so different that she almost didn't recognize herself. Evie stood up and hugged Dagmar, “Thank you, Dagmar.”
Dagmar, hugged her back, “You're welcome, Princess.”
After that, they walked into the bedroom, where Dagmar helped Evie pick out a dress. Dagmar got Evie's underclothes, and Evie went behind the screen to change. As soon as she was dressed, she came out from behind the screen and twirled, “What do you think?”
“You look lovely, Princess.”
“Thank you, Dagmar, and thank you for all of your help.”
“You're welcome, Princess.”
At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and Dagmar went to open it. She bowed when she saw Prince Thor standing there, “Good morning, Dagmar, is my daughter ready?”
“Good morning, Princes Thor, yes the Princess is ready.”
Thor stepped into the room when his eyes fell upon his daughter, his blue eyes lit up, and he smiled, “Petal, you look lovely.”
Evie twirled again, “Thank you, Daddy, do you like it?”
“Yes, I do. It suits you very well. Are you ready for breakfast?”
“Yes, Daddy.”
Thor held out his hand, and Evie took then Thor led her away to the dining hall. As they walked, Thor explained that there would be a lot of people joining the for breakfast, including his friends, Lady Sif and the Warriors Three, “I must warn you, Evie, that Volstragg may frighten you.”
“Why, Daddy?” Evie asked, looking at Thor, confused.
“Well, my love, Volstragg is a large man, larger than Steve, and he's very boisterous. But I want you to know that he would never, ever hurt you. Volstragg would die to protect you, and he's a giant teddy bear,” Thor told Evie with a wink.
Evie giggled, “Okay, Daddy, I'll try to stay calm.”
“That's my little warrior.”
They continued to walk and met up with Loki, who also complimented Evie on her dress and hair. Evie beamed at her uncle, “Thank you, Uncle Loki.”
“You're welcome, my sweetling.”
As they neared the dining hall, Evie could hear all the boisterous laughing and carrying on. She started to get a little nervous, but Thor gave her hand a little encouraging squeeze. When the guards saw the three royals, they bowed and opened the door for them. As soon as they entered the dining hall, everyone went quiet. Evie took a deep and reached out for Loki's hand as well for more comfort.
Everyone stood and bowed to all three of them and continued to stand until they reached the Royal table. Frigga stood up and embraced her granddaughter, “Good morning, Evie, my goodness, you look beautiful.”
“Thank you, Grandmother,” Evie said, smiling up at her grandmother.
“You are welcome, my sweet.”
Evie slipped past her grandmother and walked towards Odin a little shyly, “Good morning, Grandfather.”
Odin looked down at Evie and studied her face, he hadn't noticed yesterday, but Evie did look precisely like Thor. He smiled at her and put his hand on her head, “Good morning, Evelyn, did you sleep well?”
“Not at first, I had to go sleep with Daddy. It was too quiet in my room, and I was a little scared.” Evie told her grandfather.
Odin nodded, “Do not worry, Evelyn, you'll get used to being in Asgard soon enough. I want you to know that no one in this realm would dare harm you, alright?”
“Alright, Grandfather, thank you.”
“You are welcome. Now go and sit with your father, and we shall have breakfast.”
Evie nodded and walked towards Thor, who had a broad smile on his face. She sat down next to him, and he began to serve her some fruit from Asgard that he knew she would love. Some eggs ham and porridge. Evie looked up at her father, “Thank you, Daddy.”
“You're welcome, My Princess.”
After serving himself, father and daughter began to have their breakfast. Halfway through breakfast, the dining hall doors slam open, and Lady Sif and the Warriors Three come in. They are loud and boisterous, especially Volstragg. Thor smiles and stands up, “My friends, it is good to see you again.”
“Thor! We heard you were back, and that you brought someone with you, another Midgardian perhaps,” Fandral asked in a lascivious tone.
Thor frowned and clenched his fists, so he doesn't strike Fandral. Thor takes a deep breath, “I have brought my daughter to meet the king and queen,” Thor said.
Sif and the others stop in their tracks, “You have a daughter?”
“Yes, I do.”
“With Lady Jane?”
“Odin's Beard, no! Evie is older than that; she is ten years old. Her mother was a witch,” Thor explained.
“Well, where is she? Let's meet her!” Volstragg bellows.
Thor looks down beside him and found that Evie had disappeared. He looked at his parents and Frigga motions behind him. Thor looked behind him and saw that Evie was cowering behind him, holding onto his trousers. Thor frowns, then he realized why it was Volstragg that was frightening his daughter. Unlike Steve, Volstragg did resemble more Evie's Uncle Vernon more, and his loud voice was scaring her. Thor picked Evie up and wiped away her tears.
“I'm sorry, Daddy.”
“You have nothing to apologize for; I understand you're frightened, my petal.”
“I don't want to be, Daddy, they're your friends. But he's so big and loud.” Evie whispered in his ear.
“I know, love. Why don't you go with your grandmother while I talk to my friends? I shall find you later,” Thor gently told his daughter.
Evie nodded and walked towards Frigga, who had her arms open. She wrapped her arms around Evie, and they left the dining hall. Frigga ordered that their breakfast be brought to the garden so that they could eat in peace. Lady Sif and the Warriors Three gave Thor a concerned look.
“Thor, what happened, why did your daughter look so frightened?”
“My friends, I have much to tell you about my daughter Evelyn. Come, sit down, and I will explain while we eat.”
By the time that Thor and Loki finished telling Thor's friends about Evie, they had all lost their appetites. They couldn't believe that someone would treat such a sweet little girl in such a manner. Volstragg was mainly affected by what Thor had said, “So, I remind our princess of her abusive uncle?” He said sadly.
“It is not your fault, my friend, she is not accustomed to large men being kind to her. Once Evie gets to know you and see that you a kind and generous man, she will warm up to you.”
“But I suggest that you tone down your exuberance, Volstragg. You tend to be quite loud,” Loki said.
“I agree with Brother. Only until she gets used to you,” Thor said.
Volstragg nodded.
While this conversation was being held, Frigga and Evie were in the garden enjoying their breakfast. Evie marveled at all of the beautiful flowers and trees and birds that drank from the pond. Evie looks out over the garden and sighs, she reached for some bacon and nibbled on it. Frigga watched her granddaughter out of the corner of her eye.
“Evie, what's the matter?” Frigga asked.
“I think I disappointed Daddy.”
“Why would you say that?”
“Because he wanted me to meet his friends, and I was too scared to do it.”
Frigga took a sip of her juice, “Evie, there's nothing wrong with being afraid.”
“Daddy isn't afraid of anything,” Evie said with a sigh.
“Of course I am, my love,” Thor said as he walked out into the garden.
Evie's head whipped around when she heard her father's voice. Thor walked towards his daughter and sat down next to her. He pulled Evie into his lap and kissed her head. Evie stared at Thor wide-eyed, “You, Daddy, what are you scared of?”
“I'm scared sometimes when I go into battle. I'm scared I won't be a good king. But mostly, I'm afraid I won't be a good father to you, my precious.”
Evie hugged her father fiercely, “Oh, Daddy, you could never be a bad dad. You're the best father in all the nine realms,” Evie said with a smile, “You love me more than I could have ever hoped for.”
“Thank you, Petal.”
Evie kissed her father's cheek. Thor smiled at her, then served himself and Evie more food, and they finished their breakfast with Frigga. After they finished, Thor decided to take Evie on a tour of the village. They went to the stables where Thor had the stable boy saddle his horse. When the horse was ready, Thor got into the saddle and the stable boy handed Evie up to him. He placed Evie in front of him and they headed out to the village down below.