"Thor, mother?" Loki asks as he enters the private family chambers while the servants were preparing dinner. His hands were behind his back, a habit of his since he was young. Both Thor and Frigga were seen discussing Loki's uncertain future with the Jotuns while Odin was busy talking about something to Heimdall before he left.

Thor and Frigga turn their attention towards Loki, and Frigga decides to speak up. "Honey, is something the matter?"

Loki was a little hesitant to respond why he wanted to ask her but was decided that now is a good time, even if others are present in the room.

"Yes, mother. There is something I want to ask you. But, please do not judge me when I ask."

Thor was a little confused by Loki's words. "What do you mean brother? Is it something private? I could leave, you know."

Loki answers rather quickly. "No, it is okay Thor. I don't mind your presence. I just don't want any harsh feelings towards me to be evident or known."

Frigga was now really confused. "Loki, please just get to the point. You are making me nervous. And it seems you're stalling a bit, dear."

Loki's nerves were over the roof. "Well, is it bad that I am a little excited to see the Jotuns?"

Odin had already left the room a while ago due to some emergency conversations he had to see, and both Thor and Frigga were left behind. And they were both shocked and surprised to hear Loki say those words. Words they never expected him to say or speak, considering the relationship between Asgard and Jotun.

"W-what? Did I heard you correctly Loki?" Thor asks in disbelief.

Loki nods. "Yes, Thor, you heard me loud and clear. I think it is for the best that both realms should have a peaceful and non-violent relationship. Don't you agree?"

Frigga was a little hesitant to answer because she knew what would come out of her mouth would affect her relationship with Loki.

"Well, Loki, I do agree on the peace agreements between the two realms, but I am not sure about you being 'happy' about going back to your birth realm?"

Loki was a little upset by his mother's words. "Really, mother? Am I forbidden from speaking that way? I am truly want to know such a place. The place where Odin found me, and also, to meet the two individuals who had me."

Thor was a little stung by Loki's words. "If you feel that way, brother, then I support you 100% on your idea of meeting your birth parents. But, if you decide to stay there, please don't forget about us."

Smiling, Loki responds, "Why would I forget someone like you, Thor? We grew up together. You're the best brother someone could ask, even if on occasion you annoy me, but other than that, you're great to be around."

Hearing this conversation between the two made Frigga cry. "Oh, stop it you too. You're making me cry."

Shocked, Loki and Thor run to hug their mother. "We're sorry for making you cry, mother." Thor was a little upset about it.

"Okay, enough of my tears. I do think that Loki should be getting ready for Jotun soon. Are you done with your things Loki?"

Nodding, Loki says, "I am now done. I am just waiting when the official meeting will start. I do hope I won't offend anyone there, though."

"Don't worry about such a thing, brother. You're going to be fine, I can assure you that," Thor tries to comfort Loki's worries.

Loki's mind was filled with questions. He was concerned whether or not the Jotuns will treat him just as bad as the most Asgardians have done with him, or if they will lash out towards him, based on those stories he grew up hearing.

"I see you're worried about something, Loki," Frigga says, seeing the concerned look on Loki's face.

"I am just a little, mother. It is simply the nerves."

"Don't worry about a thing, Loki," Thor said. Both Frigga and Thor share concerned looks with each other.

"Honey, where are you?" Farbauti asks out loud. She is busy searching for her busy husband throughout the palace. She already looked in the rooms, in his study, and in the gardens but to no avail. She was about to ask a maid when her eyes glanced at her eldest son, Helbindi, walking nearby.

"Helbindi? Have you seen your father by any chance?"

Helbindi stopped reading the book in his hands. "Yes mother, he was in the courtroom talking with the AllFather about Loki and the terms."

Farbauti smiled because she will now see her youngest son after so many years apart. She felt butterflies running wild in her abdomen when her thoughts were interrupted by her husband, Laufey, approaching him.

"I hear from a maid or two that you were looking for me. Is something wrong?"

Smiling, she answers, "Well, I want to know about what Odin has said about Loki. Is it good news? Is Loki here?"

Laufey smiles, giving hope to his wife. "Yes, it is very good news. Loki will be arriving here in a day. And he agreed to stay, or rather live, with us for a year. I must say that he is taking this well."

"Really, father? Is Loki coming to stay with us? But, it is on his own account?"

"From what the Allfather has told me, that yes, Loki is willingly coming to stay. I cannot believe he is returning after he was taken away that fateful day. Although, I am a little scared for him due to his size."

"Laufey, although Loki is small in stature, we all now that he is a gift from the gods. He is a rare gem among all Frost Giants."

Farbauti smiles, "I am glad that Loki is coming. I want to get to know him. I want to have that special connection, just like I have with the other two."

"Me too."

Both hold hands, giving thanks to the gods for bringing this wonderful news to them. They thought that they will never see him again after Odin had taken him away from the temple during the war. It was heartbreaking for Farbauti to learn that Loki wasn't in the temple, safe and away from harm's way. But, luck would have it and Odin had to go and fetch him from his hiding spot.

"I will admit that I may never forgive the Allfather for kidnapping my son. That is a promise," Laufey said. His eyes were now filling with unshed tears. Farbauti took the task of wiping the tears that dared to fall down her husband's cheeks.

"Please, don't cry. Loki is returning. Although it is for a year, it means so much to me," Farbauti comments with a smile. Her heart is dancing with joy.

She doesn't notice that her second son, Bylester had arrived at the scene.

"Mother, what happened?"

"Your brother is coming in about a day to stay with us for a year."

Bylester smiles. He wanted a younger sibling for the longest time because he wanted someone to teach or to have someone he could look out for.

"Really mother? I cannot wait to meet him."

"Neither can I," Helbindi answers back with a grin. He was already planning ideas on how to spend their free time together. Their first stop should be at the library.

"Okay, since your brother is arriving soon, we should prepare a room for him and a feast. The entire Jotun is invited because the youngest prince is back," Laufey says.
"Oh yes, I can't wait for all the cleaning we have to do father," Bylester replied. But he was too happy to care.

"The sooner we start, the quicker we will be done," Farbauti replies back.

"Okay mother," both males replied in unison.

Farbauti couldn't stop smiling because she knows that Loki would have a good time in Jotun with his birth family, and also because Loki would be respected well in Jotun.