4 Interlude Clint
Clint was sitting at the table next to Loki.
Lila and Cooper opposite them. Laura kept running into the kitchen. Loki even offered to help her, as did Clint, but she said she needed to greet the visitor properly. Sweet Laura. Even Clint had no access to the kitchen if she didn't want to.
Clint suspected that Laura's excitement was due to finally being visited by someone other than Natasha and Laura's parents.
Loki looked like the perfect prince. He praised Laura's dishes with elaborate compliments (onion soup, turkey with beans and cookies with raspberries). Yet there was no falsehood in them. Loki really seemed to like it here. Cooper and Lila kept asking him questions, and Loki answered them with great patience. He wasn't at all annoyed that the kids were interrupting him. Rather, he seemed happy about the remark.
Then Clint remembered Loki's reaction when Selvig recognized him as Thor's brother.
Of course. Older, more liked brother. And Loki in the shade.
No wonder he even enjoyed the attention of the children now.
"Please show us something else, Prince Loki" pleaded Lila.
Fireworks appeared above Loki's hand.
His children were delighted to see it.
Clint himself was not that impressed. He saw Loki in battle and at the base. Small fireworks were only a fraction of his ability.
"Could we play tomorrow? I have new games and my friends are not allowed to come here," Cooper pleaded.
"I would love to try to play. I've already played human games in the 80's and 90's. I'm very eager to see new ones," Loki said.
Cooper seemed pleased. He didn't really have anyone to play with. Laura looked after the house, Clint worked, and Lila didn't like it. Cooper couldn't bring colleagues here. Officially, he didn't even live with his family. According to a made-up story, both of his children live in a boarding school and their parents live in a different state. Shield gave him the papers.
"You really can't keep me in the dark anymore. How did you get to know each other?" Laura asked.
"At work," Clint replied shortly, looking at the children. Laura understood.
"Of course, I'll ask for details later," she replied.
She will do it for sure. How exactly was Clint supposed to explain that to her? Did I follow the first person to kill Shield Agents and give me an excuse to shoot Fury? And by the way, is he going to gain power over the world? So I guess I technically committed treason? Because I'd rather serve crazy Loki than ruthless Shield? And he was responsible for the chaos in New York?
Nevertheless, he had to explain it somehow.
Loki seemed to be calmer. In better condition than before. Maybe that meant less madness.
"I would like to be a Princess. Just like you are a Prince," Lila said.
"You can be a Princess. I even have a gift for you," Loki smiled and pulled the tiara out of the air. Made of real gold. Lila squealed in delight and hugged Loki's waist. Loki gently stroked her and placed the tiara over her head.
Cooper looked a little jealous when a wonderful book suddenly appeared in his hands.
"What is this?" he asked, fascinated by cover and moving pictures.
"It's the book of the beasts of the 9 worlds. Every traveler should read it. I know it by heart, so I won't need it anymore. However, I believe it will satisfy your thirst for knowledge," Loki told Cooper.
His son began to thank him.
He and Laura were also gifted. Laura was given a beautiful blue glass tea set. Apparently it was from Alfheim, the kingdom of the Light Elves. Decorations were a real masterpiece. Loki also said it has an additional feature as well. Protection against poisons.
Clint got a beautiful bow and new arrows. With sharp edges. Ice. Fiery. Poisoned. They were also explosive. Clint looked at Loki.
"I wouldn't dare to deprive a talented archer of access to the best weapons on account of a minor insult," Loki said.
A minor insult? This minor insult caused Hulk. Did Loki forgive him for that? Just? First the ball, now this.
"We absolutely have to talk alone," said Clint.
"I'm counting on it" Loki smirked with his evil smirk.
Laura finally went to put the children to sleep. They didn't want to sleep because of Loki. Lila wanted to invite him to a tea party, and Cooper kept asking about the beasts in the book.
"You have a very cozy house, Barton," Loki said.
“Is that an insult?
"By no means an insult. Can't I just say that I like your house?" Loki was surprised.
"I just don't think you could say something like that without an ulterior motive. I admit I don't understand you. You were a good boss. Better than Shield. Then you unleashed hell in New York. Then you run tesseract. You have a new ally and you give me that ball. and even though I'm indirectly responsible for your beating by the Hulk, don't you blame me? Now you're a lovely prince with perfect manners. Who are you really? " Clint asked.
"What a profound question, Agent Barton. Nevertheless, I understand your concerns. You are a father. And a great observer. You know I can be dangerous. And you worry about your family. That it would not happen again. New York was a mistake. A terrible mistake. I was too power hungry to wait. That was also what for my failure. But I was telling the truth. I am merciful. I will not hurt your children. I like them "said Loki .
"I thought you thought you were better than mortals?" Clint asked.
"More powerful for sure. But am I better? I don't think so. I could have thought that. Asgard always said so. We are gods. But we also turned out to be completely ordinary creatures, just like mortals. We all played our roles," Loki said.
"That's an interesting point of view. So are you or aren't you a god, Loki of Asgard?" Clint asked.
Loki laughed.
"I'm still wondering about that," Loki said.