Why Earth?
Loki and Sigyn reappear in the receiving area of his chambers. She immediately collapses onto one of the three dark couches. Loki quickly sheathes his Wounding Wand and returns it to the holster at his lower back. His armor, helm, and wolf pelt vanish in a shimmer of green as he kneels to take her hand in his.
"My apologizes, my Radiance. I should never have sent you to that awful place." Loki says as worry colors his pale face. His eyes look on the verge of tears as they roam over her checking for any injury. "If he harmed you, I swear… I'll go back-"
"And get caught… as I did." Sigyn says with a wane smile as she cups his angry face tenderly. "Taneleer Tivan adapts quickly… don't give him another chance to collect you. Especially now that he knows of your uniqueness." Sigyn then sits up. Loki protests but she hushes him with her hand to his lips.
"Who else is here?" Sigyn then asks curiously. Loki is confused for a moment but as Sigyn stands and walks towards the bed chamber, he realizes that Lorelei must still be in bed asleep.
"There was no one else in my Chambers when I left to free you, my Radiance." Loki offers as he follows her up the steps and through the door. Loki's heart stops as she looks to the bed… but it is empty.
"There you both are." Frigga says as she steps through the door that leads to the junction betwixt his lavatory, closet, and study doors. Loki lets out a sigh thankful that Lorelei had left… though it is curious that Frigga would be in his Chambers.
"Queen Frigga? What do you need of us?" Sigyn then asks.
"There is trouble on Midgard. An artificial life form named Ultron has risen and is wrecking havoc for Thor and his new companions." The Queen says with worry.
"How long was I away with The Collector?" Sigyn then asks as she turns to face Loki. He shuffles his feet.
"Nearly four tendays." Frigga answers and Sigyn spins to face the Queen. Shock fills her green eyes.
"Four tendays? And Midgard is in peril!" Sigyn then says and she looks on the verge of breaking down… in fact, the entire palace begins to quake with her fear.
"Calm yourself, my Radiance." Loki says as he hurries to her side and cups her face in his large hands. He looks into her green eyes and sees the panic and fear within them. "What troubles you so about Midgard?"
"Our sons… both of our sons are there." Sigyn says in a whisper and everything stops shaking. The stillness in silence becomes terribly disconcerting to Loki as he reels inside from the news. Sons? He has sons! When did that…
"Our consummation." Loki whispers answering his own question. "You should've returned. Presented them to me." Loki then says through shaky resolve as his eyes threaten tears.
"Odin banished me… so I could not, though I wanted to. I wanted you to see them, to hold your twin sons." Sigyn says as she caresses his face and looks deeply into his eyes. Loki pulls her close into a needful embrace as tears fall from his closed eyes. He knows he did this to himself… he disguised himself as Odin, he banished her from Asgard… never to return, save through King's Command.
"When they were born… were they… were they blue?" Loki then asks.
"A slight tint… as pale as your eyes. Their eyes were white with red irises at first then their magic reacted with my love and then they looked as all Asgardian babies do, Husband." Sigyn says with a smile. "They were beautiful and healthy. They still are… and fully grown into men now. You should see them, Loki. They have heard so much about you and your adventures with Thor."
"Why did you leave them on Earth?" Loki then asks.
"To learn of that Realm and see that Humans and Asgardians have much in common. I did not want my sons to fall prey to hubris." Sigyn then replies. "In fact, they know full well they are quarter Jotun… and have been to Jotunheim in their youth."
"They've been to the Frozen Realm?" Loki says and it awes him to think what his sons now think of him and the Frost Giants.
"They witnessed how the Jotuns live their everyday lives and do not think them monsters… a bit savage but not snarling evil villains out to snatch Asgardian children from their beds." Sigyn says and kisses Loki gently upon his forehead. "They've even been to the other Realms and a few beyond the Nine." She then adds.
"You showed them the Universe… without me." Loki then says sadly. Sigyn's heart is pained at her husband's words.
"I should've come back for you… Odin's banishment be damned." Sigyn then says and lowers her gaze. "But I feared the All-Father would punish our sons along with me… so I stayed away." Loki wants to be mad, to feel jealous, to hate Odin… but he knows this has all been his doing… so he does something he has never done before… He lets those emotions go.
"Then go to Earth… help my brother and his new friends… and bring our sons home." Loki says as he tilts Sigyn's chin up so they may lock eyes. Blue to green. Regret to fear… and it all washes away in love. A choice has been made.