Author's Note:
Greetings.
I hope that you like this chapter that doubles as a sorry gift!
Chapter 14: Friends In Cold Places
The screaming threw Thor off massively. He expected an attack of some kind, even if it was just a juvenile attempt at hand-to-hand combat. But the child just seemed to scream as if all it's fears had just materialized in front of it. Maybe that was the truth.
When it finally stopped the shrill shrieking, it asked timidly, "Are-Are you going to eat m-me?"
What!? Aesir did not eat children, only Jotuns did!
"What do you mean by that, small one?"
"The Aesir hate us! If we're bad they'll eat us all! That's why we all have to be good!" said the child slowly backing away.
What in the Nine?
"I'm not here to eat you, little one."
"Really? I must tell Amma that you are here!" the child said, as if it had just remembered some sort of protocol.
"No!" Thor barked, holding out his arm to stop the child from getting to the door.
The child smacked right into his arm, falling into a heap.
"I did not mean that." Thor said, making no move to help the child up onto his feet. "However, I do not want you to tell your mother that I am here. Can you swear it, on your mother, that you will not tell anyone of this?"
"You must be cold. Aesir are not suited to our climate. Do you want a blanket?" the child asked, seemingly not having listened to Thor's question.
Thor blanched, he was used to people hanging on his every word. And yet, this Frost Giant was talking to him as an equal, a friend. That should be punished.
But, many Asgardian children would swarm towards him when he walked through the city, asking him questions and to hear (slightly embellished) stories about his quests. He didn't punish them.
Leave, he thought, just leave. None would listen to a child's imaginative ramblings and take them as truth.
"Do you?" the child asked again.
"Yes. Thank you."
Imbecile.
The child walked out of the barn in search for a blanket and Thor willed himself to move towards the door. But he was cold. I'll get the blanket then leave, he promised himself.
Author's Note: I hope this was satisfactory.
Also, I'm trying something new now. I'm trying to set a specific day I'll post each chapter. The next chapter will be posted on the 9th of October. I hope to see you then!