"Sigyn Sylvathdóttir, the enchantress, and Loki Odinson, the sorcerer." Lady Vileitha remarked upon entering the pair's grotto. "I apologize for my tardiness, it was not safe for me to search you out while Forseti was leading his hunt for you."

"Forseti!?" Sigyn exclaimed. "Word has already reached Asgard of our location?"

"Indeed, and the man in question seems determined to take you both back to Asgard in chains." She replied.

"I understand his wish to incarcerate me once again," Loki interjected, "but why Sigyn?"

"She is assisting you. Aiding a fugitive war criminal is apparently a serious crime on Asgard." Vileitha explained.

Sigyn, not willing to waste any more time, went straight to the point of their visit to Vanaheim.

"You know why I am here Lady Vileitha." She stated simply.

The Lady, who appeared to be around Freyja's age, nodded her head and procured an orange gem. Sigyn found it to be fitting that she had been entrusted with the Time Gem.

"Do you always carry it on your person unprotected?" Loki asked.

"Yes." Was her simple reply.

"What would possess you to do that!?" He asked in shock.

"My gift is foresight, not magic. Besides, I knew that Sigyn would come to protect it."

Sigyn smiled and took the Time Gem from Lady Vileitha. She could feel the Mind Gem that was hidden in Frigga's ring begin to radiate more power. The ring was now worn on a chain around her neck, hidden beneath her dress, so that the markings it caused to glow were concealed. Sigyn began the process of placing enchantments on the orange gem in her hand. As she worked, her markings began to glow casting a faint light through the otherwise dark cave.

Her first step was to bind the gem to Vileitha in such a way that any other who tried to posses it without her consent would be cursed. The only down side to this particular spell was that it broke if Vileitha was killed. Fortunately, Sigyn didn't believe that would happen any time soon due to Vileitha's gift of foresight. As a precaution however, Sigyn also placed an invisibility spell over the gem. A good magician would be able to trace the power of the spell and break it, but it couldn't hurt to have it in place anyway. Once she was finished she took Vileitha's hand and carefully placed the now invisible gem in it.

"Keep it on you always." Sigyn warned. "Let no one else even touch it."

"The gem will be safe." Lady Vileitha assured. "You will go to Nidavellir next."

"Well we had not discussed it…" Sigyn began, but she was interrupted by Lady Vileitha.

"You will go to Nidavellir next." She stated calmly. "Rest here tonight, Forseti will not find you."

Lady Vileitha walked to the opening of the cave, but stopped just before leaving.

"Sigyn, when the time comes do not be afraid to make the sacrifice that only you can make."

Sigyn gave Loki a confused look, but didn't have time to respond before Lady Vileitha spoke again.

"Loki, be Sigyn's eyes when she cannot see."

With that cryptic farewell Lady Vileitha was gone.

Loki and Sigyn stood contemplating her words, but neither could make any sense of them. Whatever Lady Vileitha had meant was not their main concern at the moment. Nidavellir was their next destination, and should be the focus of their thoughts. Sigyn created a fire for her and Loki to sit by as he told her about the Dwarves. Throughout the centuries Loki had had a considerable amount of interaction with them, and his stories of the Dwarves and their cities held Sigyn as a captive audience till late in the evening. When it came time to get some sleep it struck Sigyn as ironic that two of the most powerful magicians in the Nine Realms couldn't conjur at least a cot for themselves to sleep on. Some physical things like food, water, and large objects were impossible to create through magic. A few small objects, like a pillow, could be conjured and they could change their clothing some, but even that was merely an illusion. Sigyn placed a protective barrier around their fire so that neither of them accidentally rolled into it while they slept, and then she curled up on the ground to attempt sleeping. There was no doubt in her mind that it was going to be a long night…