2 Interlude Frigga
Frigga was just checking her wardrobe. Hundreds of dresses flickered before her eyes. The dimensional pockets were a blessing indeed. It was one of the first spells she taught Loki. Her clan of witches had no home. They traveled constantly, therefore they needed dimensional pockets to be able to hide many of their belongings. Frigga was just looking at her dresses. She had only the best. From blue Alfheim gowns to purple Nova Empire gowns. Odin always liked to pamper her. But now Frigga was looking for something practical. However, most of her clothes were regal and dignified. Nothing comfortable on the journey. She hasn't left Asgard since she came here in chains, it was an amazing promotion. She became a queen from a hostage. Most have also forgotten her arrival. At first, they were looked at her badly. She heard: witch, hostage, and worse names. She never took it to heart, but Odin did. He would pluck out their tongues at first. Until she begged him to trade that punishment for dungeons. Her husband loved her very much, but he was a proud man. Rarely did he let himself be persuaded to do something. But now she had to leave Asgard, Odin would be furious and right, but her sons were far away. She had to them see again. She was their mother. Odin has always been possessive and overprotective. However, she had to reconcile Loki and Odin! She still didn't know what happened on the bridge. Odin said he didn't want to talk about it and Thor told her he didn't understand what happened to Loki. She had to find out for herself.
She had to bring Loki and Thor home. And convince Odin to forgive Loki.
She decided that none of her dresses was suitable. They were all too decorative. So she decided to create it herself. However, she couldn't under the watchful eye of Heimdall. A Queen looking through her outfits is not weird. A Queen who creates a Midgard outfit by magic? Unthinkable. Frigga was a little jealous of Loki that he could hide from other people's eyes. She couldn't do it. Her Loki has long since become much better at magic than she is. Although a stubborn child, still insisted that she was still more powerful than he was. She knew that despite his mastery of magic, Loki rarely used it in combat. Well, Asgard wasn't user-friendly magic. She found out about it the hard way. Loki was very proud and didn't want to be seen as a coward, so he minimized the amount of magic used in combat. However, the fact that he used it at all showed that he still appreciated her teachings and can still be faithful to himself.
Frigga also wanted to meet her son's new companion. Or rather, she should say little sister. Loki treated her that way, probably first once in his life he felt right. Loki has always been the more responsible of her sons, just as an older brother should be. However, it was Thor who was older. Loki must have felt an unusual dissonance since he was younger and more obedient at the same time. The Midgard child also seemed interesting. She only saw him for a few moments before Loki hid his presence.
Then Lady Sif entered her chambers unannounced. Odin wanted her to marry Thor and become the next Queen of Asgard. However, Frigga believed that Sif was too narrowly thinking to be queen. Besides, Thor didn't love her. Frigga still remembered her son's sad smile as he told her about a mortal with eyes fixed on the stars. Sif had never made that Thor smiled like that.
"Lady Sif, why do visit me?" Frigg asked.
"The All-Father has ordered me to watch over you, All-Mother," replied Lady Sif respectfully.
Unfortunate. How was Frigga going to slip out if Lady Sif was following her? Loki was right when he complained about Lady Sif while daily walking with Frigga.
"Did Odin say why?" Frigg asked.
"The All-Father has just sent Hogun and Fandral to Nidaverill. They are to order the dwarves to prepare a fleet of ships for Asgard because the Bifrost is broken," Lady Sylvie replied.
"Fleet? Asgard going to war?" Frigg asked worriedly.
"The All-Father wants to go to Midgard to put an end to the schemes of traitor Loki," replied Lady Sif.
He was not a traitor! He was her son! The boy she told stories to, showed fireworks over the water, turned flowers into frogs!
"I need to speak to Odin immediately," Frigga replied, heading for the door.
"Forgive me, All-Mother, but the King has forbidden you to leave your chambers. You are to stay here until the All-father returns with the traitor," Sif replied.
"Don't call my son a traitor, Lady Sif," Frigga replied.
"As you wish, All-Mother. However, that doesn't change the fact that Loki is," Lady Sif said.
Loki was right about her. Petty, closed-minded, and prickly like Midgard hedgehogs (Loki would occasionally venture there and tell
her about this planet. Frigga had never been there, but she knew quite a lot from her son's stories.) Frigga sat down on the blue chaise longue. Somehow she had to contact her sons. Just as Loki kept hiding his presence, and Thor's hammer blocked her access to her older son. Frigga began to pretend she was asleep. However, she started to remind all the books she remembered while she was studying magic. None of the books survived. Odin burned all of them. Her clan's secrets were hidden only in her memory. And that was so long ago. After at least an hour, she finally remembered.
Frigga used her magic to reach Midgard.
Oddly enough, she did not feel the familiar scent of mortal bodies, saltwater, and a changing climate.
She sensed something other.
Something ancient.
And there was her son's magic involved.
What was Loki doing?