A new beginning?
“Odin!”
He looked at the hand on his shoulder and then to whom it belonged. Frigga, annoyed and anxious Frigga! Obviously, Loki being the ideal son to her.
“You should have told him the truth.”
“And what would have happened then? I had expected him to be angry, upset or even jealous of Thor… He would not take the story of his origin lightly!” Odin tried to justify.
Thankfully Frigga did not reply to him and just stayed quiet for a moment, understanding. Loki had always been very conscious and was always so perceptive about everyone except his own self! What would happen to his self confidence he comes to know he's not even an Aesir! He's a.. Wait a sec.. What did Thor say?
“Thor called them Monsters!” Frigga said the sentence so suddenly, Odin startled.
“What? Whom?” Odin exclaimed.
“Thor called the Frost Giants monsters, in front of Loki! Exclaimed to kill them all!”
Odin blanched at that! He suddenly felt too old to be dealing with all of this. The possibility of telling Loki the truth, the thought of making Thor understand that the brother he loves so dearly is not a monster!! Oh he could use an Odinsleep right now! But then there's Thor's coronation to be dealt with. Will he even be able to tell them about Hela?
“We'll have to break it to Thor first!” Odin said with a sigh.
“No. Loki needs to know it first, it's his truth. Then maybe, if he's comfortable, we'll tell Thor. First we need to change their perspective of Frost Giants. Do they really think the Frost Giants are monsters?”
Odin agreed with Frigga's words. He'll have to remind them that Frost Giants aren't the mindless beasts warriors stories have made them.
Knock knock. “Your majesty!”
Frigga quickly removes the spell and opens the door with seidr. “Come in.”
Loki's server, he can't remember his name, he's the guard over Loki's chambers isn't he?
“My Lord! Prince Loki had sent me to inform you that as he isn't in charge as the head of his group, he had to agree to a very stupid decision. That's the only message he had sent.”
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(Meanwhile in Jotunheim)
“Who are you?” A growling voice spoke as a frost giant became visible to the group in front of them.
The frost giant seemed to be alone, but considering their sizes one may be naive to think they cannot hide. They can hide surprisingly well, and if anyone knows better, it's Loki! He had been here last time and knows that so many of them are actually hidden here, including the King Laufey! After all, that's how he was able to plot a plan in the other world… Today is something, some Jotun ritual about scanning all lands to thaw ice or something… which is why lots of Frost Giants are moving today.. Although, it may not be apparent to the others of his group at the moment, if a war begins now, they'll be very easily overwhelmed and outnumbered. This is their territory, and they are legally in the wrong to even step here!
“Travellers! This is definitely not the Realm of Vanaheim, right. We should call Heimdall! We'll be going back now. We came here by mistake.” Loki quickly spun a lie, before Thor could blurt out that they are the Princes of Asgard. And right at the moment, Odin arrives! Because, of course, why not? Why won't he come earlier this time around? Looks like his message reached earlier than last time. New future, new experience, probably! Loki smirked to himself.
“Liar! You are not mere travellers. You brought Odin, Thief, Scourge of Jotunheim!” The unknown Frost Giant exclaimed, while the shadows shifted and even more Frost Giants became visible along with their King and Princes Helblindi and Byleister.
“How dare you call my father a thief, monster!” Thor thundered as Odin flinched internally, finally noticing that the notion of monster must have been deeply seated in Thor's heart,“I will take your head-
“ Enough!” Odin roared.
“Your boys have arrived on Jotunheim breaking the treaty, for a war, trespassing prepared with weapons and threatening the Royal Guard, Odin! These are acts of war!” King Laufey roared with equal authority.
“These are acts of boys and should be treated as such! They did not harm anyone. This is not an excuse for war, Laufey King! From what I gather, they were truly travelling and Princes cannot travel without weapons. We will be leaving now!”
Loki always had heightened senses. Just as all five of them walked closer to Odin to leave, he heard a swoosh from the right, directed directly towards Thor or Odin in front of him.