Thor looked around, feeling lost as he tried to process what had happened. He and Loki had been taught of the great serpents as youths, they were not without weakness; to one such as Loki, defeating one would be difficult, but not impossible. He did notice however, Loki ceasing to run, as well as the acceptance on his face. For a moment, he could have thought his brother had wished to be caught, but that face was for no one, there was no one to trick, to toy with. The serpent did not see it, nor did anyone else of note. Thor truly believed Loki had embraced his demise. Knowing his anguish over the situation regarding Alexia, he knew it to be at fault. Turning around, he noticed Wanda looking at him sadly, able to see into his mind, her own face telling him that his thoughts of Loki's state to be true. Nodding slightly to her, he turned and faced the lake again, hoping to exact revenge on the largest of the serpents, one the other two laid waste by the Avengers and warrior's lay with large chunks of flesh and scales missing from it, dead on the earth while the other made its getaway also, though it seemed terribly wounded in the process.

"What happened with Loki?" Rogers asked, looking around.

"He is gone." the others looked at Thor as Wanda informed them of the Trickster's fate.

"He bailed?" Barton growled angrily.

"No Clint." Romanoff shook her head and spoke quietly.

Barton looked to Thor, who was showing his sadness at the news. "Oh."

"He stopped fighting," For a being so big, Thor's voice seemed so small.

"Thor…" Volstagg placed his hand on Thor's shoulder. "I understand, after Loki's redemption, your reconciliation, this loss…" Thor nodded, having been there for the other warrior after losing his own brother in battle years before.

Thor could only nod sadly. "We had best deal with the matter at hand," He stated, walking forward towards the glassy shimmering water that glittered light in the cold day, clouds beginning to gather above as though a sign of foreboding.

Heimdall frowned as he stayed watching the Avengers and Asgardians make their way to the lake. He could not comprehend what he had witnessed either. He saw Loki's fear when he had felt the beast under the earth, his telling everyone to flee, but he too saw him cease running, look down and inhale deeply before the earth under him crumbled. There was no trick, no magically making it that he turned up elsewhere unscathed, he had truly been swallowed by the beast. Sighing, he looked to the Aesir palace, and his sight came to that of the youngest Goddess, who was sitting in her rooms, staring at the letters in her hands, given to her by those she had said goodbye to on Midgard, including, much to his surprise, her father. His attention was then brought to a large shadow that was close by. "Allfather." he bowed slightly as he turned, knowing that the great king was behind him.

"Heimdall, what has occurred?"

"They have killed one serpent, gravely injured another, even its master will not be able to heal it now. But the last, Jörmungandr, he swallowed Loki, whole. No tricks, no illusions, he is in the belly of the beast. He ceased running."

Odin rubbed his bristly chin. Heimdall's words resonating with him. Loki was not one to allow himself be eaten, but the manner in which he left, determination was on his features, but heartache was in his eyes, and the mind was never as strong as one's heart. The heart could force the body on when all rational and intellect would say it was not possible, so too could it force it to cease, to not fight when it very much had the ability to do so also. "It is because of her, is it not?"

"I believe so, any reference to the Element Wielder only led to a greater decline in his willingness to do anything."

"I see," Odin sighed. "If there is anymore, I will return, but until they reach the lake, there is little that can be witnessed."

"Allfather?"

"I need to speak with the Wielder."

"If she was unwilling before, she will be far less willing now."

"She needs to see reason, she has to assist."

Heimdall looked into the realms again, towards the Avengers and Warriors. "Jotunheim has far greater chance of being the allies of the Midgardians at this time than the Wielder," he stated to the empty Bifrost, since Odin had already left.

Alexia stared at the letters over and over. The Avengers had done so much before without her help, surely if Loki and his aliens had been easy for them, a few sea serpents would be nothing, especially with Loki and the warrior's helping, she knew they were able to defeat them. Letting Loki go without her felt wrong, she could not tell what was happening, part of her wanted to know, she wanted to make sure he was okay, her brain kept giving her all sorts of ridiculous scenarios that were possibly happening, all of which were implying Loki was not safe. She looked to the window and in turn the Bifrost, wondering if she could go there and see would Heimdall tell her what was going on.

She was going to see if it was possible when the head maid entered the room, usually, she left them in the front area of her quarters while she hid in the back. "Ma'am, the Allfather is here and wishes to speak with you."

Alexia inhaled deeply, concerned as to what was going on. "Let him in." The maid nodded and left again, sighing to herself, wondering what he could want, she walked into the room where Odin was waiting for her. "Leave us." She ordered, and the maids left.

"You give off an air only a God or Goddess can have," Odin commended.

"What do you want?" she eyed him suspiciously. "You don't look for me unless you want something and you most certainly do not give me your version of a compliment."

"They have been attacked by the serpents on Midgard, Loki was swallowed."

"Look, I have said before I am not interested in going there, so making up lies about Loki to try and trick me into going is not going to work. Because of him, I know tricks, and they're definitely not your forte."

"This is no joke," Odin stated firmly. "Loki told the others to run, then stopped fleeing himself and allowed Jörmungandr swallow him whole."

"It was a trick, to give it a target that could actually escape and allow the others to get away, then do his magic to save himself." She dismissed as though it plainly obvious.

"I thought so too, but Heimdall has confirmed it. Loki is in the belly of the beast."

Alexia shook her head violently, "No, no you're wrong, he would never allow that to happen."

"You cannot know what he was thinking."

"I do, I know him better than anyone else in the last year or so because I am the one that actually bothers with him, he would never do that." there were tears of anger and upset in her eyes.

"That, I am sorry to say, is true, but when you told him you would not go to Midgard, even for him, you broke a part of his trust in you that caused him to give up."

"You are trying to blame this on me?" Alexia snapped, the fire creature beside her growing due to her distress.

"It is not to put blame it is stating fact. Ask Heimdall, he has no reason to lie to you, he bore witness to it all," Odin growled back before his features became somewhat softer. "I am sorry, I am aware none wants to hear such, but it is true." he turned and left.

Alexia was left alone to try and process what Odin was saying, she did not want to believe him, but she had seen the resignation in Loki's face with her own eyes. She had wanted to be with him, but her fear caused her to freeze. Now he was gone if Odin was to be believed, but he could be just trying to force her hand, get her to go to see if it was true. Looking towards the Bifrost, she decided her actions, and walked to the wardrobe and took out her Midgardian clothes as they would make getting to the Bifrost to ask the great guardian easier. As she tied her shoelaces, she left out a small sob. If Odin was telling the truth, she had lost Loki, and her last words to him were not about how much she loved him.