Amora waved around her makeshift wooden sword, Odin wanted her to use her real sword but given she's fighting her grandfather, she preferred to use wooden only; for his sake of course. The waves rolled in the distance as her hair moved gently in the breeze, the sword wasn't the same weight as her own but it will have to do. She turned and watched as her grandfather came out… with a wooden axe, she couldn't help but smile as she knew his reason just as well as she knew hers. She glanced back down to his weapon as she cocked her head in confusion.

"Why didn't you make a spear?" Amora asked, "That was always your weapon of choice"

"Cul is not going to fight you with a spear but with an axe" Odin told her, "It is he you are fighting, granddaughter, not me"

"What is the opposite of fear?" Odin began.

"Assurance" Amora said without a moment's hesitation.

"Also calmness" Odin stated, "And ease, faith, happiness, joy, and trust. What did I just do?"

Amora thought for a moment before she shrugged, "Told me the opposite of fear?"

"I looked at different angles" Odin answered, "So if one emotion isn't enough, you will have other emotions to play out"

"But I thought you said to fight with your mind" Amora quoted.

"I said don't think with your heart" Odin repeated, "You thought about Pietro first before your own safety which limited your thinking to defend yourself"

Amora nodded in understanding, "So why must I focus on these emotions? He had almost the whole building full of gifted people in fear, me using these emotions won't mean anything to him"

"He could have over 100 people under his control when they are in fear" Odin picked up one finger, "But all he needs is one person to think the opposite, and just like fear, their fear shall too begin to fade in comparison to joy"

"So me fighting with assurance, faith, and trust among the other emotions will weaken the hold that Cul Borson has over the people" Amora waved her wooden sword up as she forgot that it wasn't actually her Asgardian sword.

"And who better to train with than one of this brothers" Odin readied his spear, "Shall we begin?"

Amora nodded as she waved up her sword and took in her stance as if it were Sif, her former mentor, said that last statement. Odin moved and readied his axe almost as if he has been using it for centuries. Amora advanced to him and took a couple of swings at her grandfather but of course, he blocked them easily. He swung the axe dangerously close to her stomach, making Amora jump back before she gasped and swung herself to the side as Odin had tried to hit her by the head. The second she rolled on the ground, she had to immediately stop as Odin had the wooden axe to her neck, signalling that she was dead.

He then walked a couple of paces back as Amora got up and prepared herself for round two. This time it was Odin who advanced on her as she backed away and swung around her sword a couple of times in order to block him. But just like before, Amora was tricked into going one way with her sword as Odin was prepared for her move. She felt the gentle move of the axe's "blade" on her side as it signalled that she was dead.

Amora let out a frustrated sigh as Odin said, "Do not give up"

"I'm not" Amora said, "But you're the Alfather so how am I supposed to defeat you?"

"You're not, you're supposed to fight me until I can feel the emotions that we explained come through into your fighting skills" Odin stated.

Amora moaned, "I was afraid you were going to say that"

"Good thing you have Omniscience on your side" Odin tried to cheer her up, "Otherwise, we might be here all week"

Amora gave a little side nod as she glanced down to her sword before Odin said, "You're thinking about your mortal?"

"Yes" she admitted.

Odin couldn't help but chuckle as he said, "The apple does not fall far from the tree"

Amora gave a weak smile before she had a flashback of Cul yelling in her face, "It was Loki! Loki was the one who tricked your mother into giving you a forbidden fruit and she was dumb enough to fall for it!"

"Grandfather?" Amora turned to him, "Cul told me something that I can't shake off; he mentioned Loki telling my mother to give me some sort of fruit when I was a child… is it true?"

Odin took a while before he answered, "Yes. Just after you were born, you became ill while Thor was away fighting a battle. Your mother was so worried that she feared that at any moment you were going to die in her arms. Loki brought you an elixir, saying it was from the nurses in the kitchen but in reality, Loki picked a fruit from the tree of knowledge and turned it into an elixir… you were better within three days"

"Tree of knowledge" Amora felt claustrophobic even though she was outside, "The forbidden fruit, that's what Cul meant… but why- why would my own uncle do this to me?"

"Loki confessed to Thor while they were in the Dark World that his intent was to use you as a puppet when you became old enough" Odin said, crushing Amora's heart, "To go back in time whenever he pleased, always have the power to know everything, and to bend people at his command"

Amora let out a shuddering breath as she dropped down to the grass, tears welling up in her eyes as she felt as if her own soul was being stolen from her. All this time when she thought that her powers meant she was more unique than anyone on Asgard, it was because her uncle had plans that she would never agree to. Not only did she feel used but also dirty in a way as if Loki's sins were her own.

"But something happened that he did not intend to happen" Odin continued, "Do you remember what he used to call you whenever Thor was away?"

Loki cupped her face and kissed her forehead gently before smiling down to her, knowing that he was already 15 minutes late to his meeting but choosing to give Amora as much time in the world. Normally, it would've been Thor's duty to attend these meetings but he was away fighting in one of the Nine Realms for the umptenth time. She beamed up to Loki as he made a ball appear out of thin air and winked at her as she bounced up and down and took it.

"I will see you soon, my almost-daughter" Loki promised.

"Almost- daughter" Amora whispered as she played with her own hair as Odin nodded.

"When your powers matured and it was time for him to use you at his command, he couldn't" Odin informed, "Loki found love within you and it was because of the bond you both shared, he chose to find a different way to rule"

"Am I supposed to thank him?" Amora spat out.

"You are supposed to forgive him" Odin corrected, "As I would, if he only came to me and apologized for what he has done"

"Just like that?" Amora asked, "He took your throne away from you twice, waged war on Midgard, and banished you. Why would you do that?"

"Because that's what you do for the children you love" Odin told her, "You forgive and love them, no matter what, as I'm sure Thor would've done to you if you chose to go down the dark path that Loki has"

Amora blinked as she took in her grandfather's words of wisdom as he walked over and offered her hand, "Now let's get back to work"