Ashera ran on her heading toward Jane through the forest, keen senses perked for any oddities or dangers of this world.
She stopped to rest near a stream sniffing the air making sure she was still on track. She took a quick drink and looked at the tracker to be sure she was correct. She was close to the city but still had to find a way in. She could see the lights of the city, brighter now. It was on a high ridge, perhaps there was an easier way in on the other side, she speculated as she sat on the river's edge. Her ears twitched picking up a slight sound to her right. She jumped up and faced the direction she knew the sound had come from; searching the forest with trained eyes. She paused on one spot noting the subtle difference from the rest of the wood. Nothing seemed out of place necessarily but she could not stop the feeling she was being watched. She curled her lip to reveal sharp teeth; a silent warning to whatever or whoever was spying on her. She hoped it would be enough to deter an attack, and after a moment decided she might as well move on whatever it was seemed to be keeping its distance. She huffed at the air and continued on quickening her pace. She did not want to meet an unknown creature but still knew she could give anything a run for its money.
Loki stood still knowing it sensed him even with his invisibility spell. This beast was on a mission, but what he wasn't sure of. He still wanted to know who had sent it and what it was. The portal Jane had come through seemingly only went to Midgard, but the creature didn't fit. It looked like a wolf but it was gigantic; its color was so pure, and its eyes! He had never seen anything like them! He was surprised he was even able to find it, it had traveled so far already and although he sensed it had magic it had yet to use it in any form he was aware of.
He continued to follow, further behind now, and still invisible with a spell that also stopped him from making any noise. This creature was very perceptive having sensed his arrival within a second of his landing. It had stared directly at him with those brilliant emerald eyes that cut into his very being. They practically glowed with power and a knowing he wasn't sure he understood. He was sure it could not actually see him but he had to wonder, perhaps it did and just knew it had greater power. The whole thing perplexed and intrigued him. So he continued to follow having to transport himself further ahead in order to keep up.
Ashera saw the subtle light on one end of the sky which told her sunrise was approaching. She needed to move faster if she wanted to find Jane. She had reached the city's edge but now needed to change back and blend in. She dodged into an ally it was as good a place as any to change back. She had some magic, like her small spell of silence and masking. This muted her change and made her less evident for a short period of time. Normally she had no time or need for such minute details but here, where people would soon be milling about it was a safe assumption that loud cracking noises would not help in drawing less attention.
She changed and dressed quickly brushing off her clothes she grabbed the tracker and looked at it again, she was very close now. She stuffed the tracker in her bag and stayed in the shadows as best she could, she had only seen two people and from the look of them she was not in proper attire for this world. They hadn't noticed her as far as she could tell but she assumed any confrontations and she would be the talk of the town. Moving quickly she was making her way up to what looked like a palace.
"I guess that's where I'll find Jane." She said to herself as she jogged up the steps to the large double doors. Luckily enough the doors gave way as she pushed them open.
Upon entering there were two golden guards holding what looked like spears. They did not even look at her and she wondered if they were real. She passed them wearily and looked around. The entryway was a high ceilinged room with large gold pillars and a few black and gold cushioned benches against the walls. It opened up to a long hallway with several doors on either side. She continued down the hall looking at the ornate decorations. At the end of the hall stood another pair of double doors, a stone staircase wrapping up and around on either side of them. The surroundings opened up to the outside with giant arches of golden marble. Marble railings were on the edge and she walked over to one, leaning on it to look out over the city she had just traversed to get there. She sighed as she turned once more to the castle and wondered how she might find Jane in a place so huge. Just as the thought came it was answered. Ashera spotted Jane coming down one of the staircases with a large muscular man in silver armor, a red cape and holding a hammer. She couldn't say she was that surprised by the appearance but it was still a rather odd sight. Besides the relief of finding her safe was more important than who was keeping her company, even if he was quite handsome.
"Jane! Oh I thought I'd lost you!" She walked over to her as Jane ran the last few steps clearly surprised to see her.
"Ashera! I am so sorry I thought you had been pushed back into our realm when Thor took me! I can't believe you made it here! Are you ok?!"
Ashera merely shrugged, "I'm just glad you're ok, you had me worried."
"How did you get here so fast?" She questioned while looking her over as if she had been in danger.
"Oh, I wasn't that far away and I had this on me," she smiled holding out the tracker and hoping the lie would go over well enough to get her through the conversation. So far it was working.
A/N: Thank you all for waiting! My move was hectic but went well. Also sorry these are short chapters they should get longer for the support!