Chapter 10
Loki had to say, he was not in the least bit happy that they were going to be crossing snowy plains. It reminded him too much of his birthplace. He would prefer to avoid that. Not only his wish to avoid anything to do with cold desolate places, but he knew that the hobbits would have hell to be able to deal with the mountains. It was freezing, the snow would be up to their heads and eventually would likely swallow them whole.
Despite his attempts to show Gandalf that this was not a wise decision, the man refuted his efforts, determined to cross the death trap. Not that Loki cared. Gandal was a stupid human wizard, and would eventually lament the fact that he had not listened to Loki's advice.
The brute reminded him of Thor sometimes. Never listening to what he said, always thinking that he knew better than him. It was aggravating, and he would never be able to talk Thor into listening to reason. Gandalf was too stubborn for his own good. Eventually, it would come back to haunt him. Hopefully soon, and Loki had strong hopes that the man would learn to listen to others for once.
It was annoying enough when he was not listened to because he was effeminate, and most certainly not very skilled in the fighting department. It was a totally different offense to be ignored simply because the person was an idiot and refused to take the advice of others. It was annoying, and even though Loki could do nothing but stare in anger and frustration that even still, on another unknown planet in between the cracks of Yaddrasil, he was being ignored and considered incapable, he resisted fighting.
Fighting would do nothing to help the situation, and in this case, Loki understood that the Wizard was just being dumb. He was likely not used to be challenged in his decisions and was angry at Loki for trying. It would not be the first time, and Loki highly doubted that it would be the last that he was questioned for attempting to show better alternatives.
Loki was simply stunned that the Wizard was even attempting such a feat. After all, with the hobbits literally being four feet or less, the snow would likely cover them before they even reached half-way up the bloody mountain. The man had already admitted that he could not even manage to magic fire, despite his lovely choice of waltzing through a snowy mountainside, when the hobbits had asked several hours ago. Another thing, at least be able to figure some way to warm the people of your party if you are going to choose to go wandering about a freezing mountain.
When the wizard had inevitably been forced to turn back, he had not been surprised. It was a stupid idea to even attempt to cross the mountains in the first place, and now he had to deal with that stupidity. He should have just stayed down the mountain, but that would certainly not endear him to the rest of the party. Loki did not wish to cause extra problems, and this would just cause them to trust him even less than they already did if he was to stay down at the foot of the mountains.
Now, apparently, this idiot had the wonderful idea of going under the mountain. Loki was most certainly, not pleased.