Mjolnir
Concern washed over you as you dashed through the castle halls. You had never seen Loki act this way and it kind of scared you. Your eyes could not keep up with your movements as you crashed into what felt like a wall. You were tumbling to the ground when a pair of arms caught you, bringing you back to your feet.
“(Y/N), best be careful of where you are running lest you get injured.”
You glanced up and realized you had run into Thor, and he was still holding you in his arms. Embarrassed you shimmied out of his grip into a slight bow.
“Sorry, I was in a hurry. I’ll be more careful.”
You turned to leave but a strong hand held you by the shoulder turning you back towards him. Thor gazed down on you, concern written all over his face.
“What is the matter?”
You shook your head.
“It’s nothing.”
“That is clearly a lie.”
You caught his gaze and for some reason, tears began to form in your eyes. You quickly pulled away.
“It’s Loki. He’s not acting like himself.”
Thor’s expression dropped and he could no longer meet your gaze.
“What do you know Thor?”
Your voice came out harsher than intended, like scolding a child. Thor took a moment before looking back at you.
“Father arranged a duel between Loki and myself today, to gauge our abilities.”
Well, that explains the bruises. You maintained eye contact waiting for him to continue.
“So we had a glorious battle. In the end Loki would have been victorious, however…”
Thor took a breath then glanced to a table behind him, on it sat a hammer. Mjolnir?
“Father tossed it into the ring in the heat of battle and it brought itself to me. With Mjolnir I swiftly ended the contest.”
“Contest?”
“It was father’s final test, to prove I am his worthy successor.”
Everything clicked in your head and you nearly beat yourself up of not seeing it earlier. You brought your hands to your face, trying to contain your emotion. You took a deep breath.
“Thank you Thor.”
You quickly bowed than turned on your heels to leave.
“Do you not want to hear the details of the amazing battle?”
You ignored the question and kept running. You felt guilty for leaving Thor, in any other situation you would have loved to hear his tales. But right now you needed to find Loki. You took a quick left, turning heading towards the learning hall. You caught a few curious glances as you rushed through the castle but you ignored everyone. A few more turns and you came to a stop in front of two large doors. Night had fallen and this part of the castle was now deserted. You took a deep breath before slowly cracking one of the doors open and sneaking inside the library.