I was walking by the river when I saw ice everywhere. It was warm, the perfect day. But suddenly I heard a crunch under my foot. I looked down and noticed that the grass was frosty, yet the weather was warm. I looked up ahead further down the river bank. There were frozen bodies; guards to be exact.

"Hello?" I called out. No answer. I waited in silence. One of Odin's ravens flew up and perched on a tree branch next to me. The birds' feathers also had frost on them. It crowed. I looked around for Jotuns, but they were nowhere to be found. I knelt next to the raven. It crowed again.

"Jasper." I said. "What are you doing here?"

Jasper crowed twice. It hopped onto my arm, and crowed. Then I had a bad feeling. "Father!" I yelled. "Jasper," I told the raven. "Find Odin." Jasper crowed and flew off. I pulled out the only weapon I had on me at the time; a dagger.

"Show yourself!" I demanded.

Two tall shapes formed in the ice immediately. Frost giants. "Hello, traitor." One of them said in a dark and evil voice.

"Let us kill you quickly." said the other.

"What?" I mumbled. "I don't recall anything about being a traitor."

"I do."

I aimed the dagger at the Jotuns.

"Ha!" One bellowed. "You think that little dagger would kill us? There are two fully armed Jotuns against a puny Asgardian!"

"You better run, pretty boy." said the other. The two frost giants laughed as they crept towards me.

I backed up slowly. The Jotuns started to follow. I darted off into the woods. It was hard to be fast with my wounded ankle, but I tried to make do. Now the Jotuns were chasing after me.

"Come back here, coward!" One of them taunted.

I climbed up the nearest tree. They tried to catch me, but I was too high.

"Get down from there!" They demanded.

I didn't listen. I just kept climbing. I got to a perfectly thick branch and sat there, gasping my ankle to stop the pain.

"We have to kill you!" One of them shouted.

"Go ahead!" I said. "Freeze me just like you did to the others!"

They talked among themselves. "If you don't come down," they decided. "Laufey will start a war with Asgard!"

"And," They other added. "We will torture you to death!"

"I don't care!" I replied. "I'll die anyway!"

"Suit yourself!" They put their cold, blue hands on the tree trunk. Frost crept up towards me. I closed my eyes, ready for my end.

It was silent. I opened my eyes. Everything was frozen except for me.

"Hey!" One of the Jotuns yelled. "You're not dead!"

"Am I?" I asked.

"Get down here so we could kill you properly!" One said.

"Wait!" said the other. "This guy is immune. That must mean he's an immortal god."

"That is a pathetic idea!" I yelled.

"What's that, pretty boy?!" One replied. "What did you just say?"

"You know! You're not so manly yourself!" I responded to pretty boy. "I said!" I shifted position to stop the throbbing in my ankle. "Your idea is pathetic!"

"Your idea is pathetic!" They replied.

"I don't have an idea!" I said. "But pretty soon, my father's army is going to kill the both of you!"

"Keep telling yourself that!"

"My father's army is going to kill the both of you!"

"Shut up!"

At that moment, I heard horses. I smiled half way and may have chuckled a bit.

In the distance, I saw a whole army riding on horses coming my way.

"Brother!" I heard Thor's voice.

The army came up and surrounded the Jotuns.

"Over here, Thor!" I called.

Thor rode up to the tree. "Well climb down, Loki!" He shouted.

I slowly climbed down the slippery, cold tree and landed on the ground. "Hello, brother." I said.

"Why would you climb up a tree, Loki? That is not like you."

"I know. I had no choice. They would have killed me."

"Father is upset."

"Figures."

"You were not supposed to leave the castle."

"I know. That is why I went."

"To break the rules?"

"Why not? Do you think Asgard is this big not to be explored?"

"Good point."

"You! Pretty boy!" said one of the frost giants. "Are going to pay!"

"Pretty boy?" Thor asked me. "What-"

"Never mind." I relied.