Location: Asgard, Kingdom of Asgard, Asgard's Royal Palace,
Date: Saturday, November 2end, 2000
Time: 12:34 pm
POV: Heir Prince Thor,
Age: Unknown,
Species: Norse God
Heir Prince Thor is not stupid. He may not be smart in the magical arts like his brother Loki and mother Queen Frigga. He may not yet be wise and book smart like his father the Allfather and Loki. But Thor is not stupid. He realized at a young age that Queen Frigia was not his or Loki's birth mother. He later figured out that Loki was likely adopted and that the Allfather has come to regret that decision for whatever reason. He knows that despite the tales Asgard was not built on justice and peace. He knows his people, are feared not respected. He has kept all in mind behind powerful mental shields when dealing with each. Yes, brash and quick to anger Thor may be but he is not stupid.
Despite not being their birth mother Queen Frigga has been there for them as a mother should. Despite not being his brother by blood Loki has fought alongside him in many a battle and will always come to his aid when near. They grew alongside each other as a family even though the Allfather was often absent. They are loyal to one another as a family should be. Most importantly they protect and defend each other and keep each other's privacy. Thor has found that sometimes that means keeping his family's secrets a secret. As long as they're not hurting anyone he sees no fault in this. Thor has come to find his family is of much the same mindset.
Although the Allfather has come to treat Loki unfairly he still allowed Loki to parade as a Prince of Asgard throughout their childhood. When his 17th summer came he was given a golden apple and named Prince and the second heir to the throne. Both Loki and Queen Frigga were shocked but hid it quickly and hid it well. Thor knew then that both his brother and Queen Frigga knew of Loki's true parentage. He also realized that neither let the other know of their knowledge on the subject. So he too has stayed silent. Yes, he is curious and always wondering but he stays silent.
Thor knows his brother aspires for more in his life then Asgard's throne. Unlike the rest of Asgard, Thor notices when his brother vanishes for years, sometimes decades, at a time. It bothers him that the rest of Asgard seemingly forgets about Loki until he's right in front of them. Often even then he is not acknowledged until he partakes in a trick or a jest. At first, he thought it was some form of spellwork or technology that allows Loki to be so easily forgotten by their people. It is not. He has scoured Asgards libraries and found no such spell or technology known to the Asir race.
He dares not ask their mother and draw attention to what is likely Loki's only respite. Thor has found many entertainments and places of rest on Asgard. He has noticed Loki has found no such enjoyment or peace from being here. It saddens him, knowing that one day Loki may leave for the last time. Wherever Loki disappears to he has made a home. Of that Thor is certain. He simply wants Loki to know he will be there for him even if he forsakes Asgard all together. Seeing Loki is out enjoying the gardens causes him to smile widely and quickly abandon his friends for his brother. Loki lets out a huff of laughter when he is tackled into a hug but fails to fall. Together the two begin catching up without explicitly stating as such. Meanwhile, the warriors three continue on to the sparring pavilion.
Location: Asgard, Kingdom of Asgard, Asgard's Royal Palace, Royal Dining Halls
Date: Saturday, November 2end, 2000
Time: 1:35 pm
POV: Queen Frigga, Age: Unknown, Species: Norse Goddess,
Queen Frigga has watched silently as her children, adopted and bastardized though they may be they are still her children, slowly learn the truths of their birth. She has continuously kept up the pretense in the courts and around the Allfather as she teaches them mind arts and the magical arts against the Allfather's wishes. Unlike her husband and King, she keeps watching over her children's health and happiness.
Still yet, Frigga allows her children to drift to and from her like the flowing currents of the world tree's branches. She uses her station as the Queen of Asgard to give her boys a better childhood than her daughter ever had. Because adopted and a bastard offspring they though may be, they have been accepted by Asgard's throne and by her people. A King after all only has so much power and control. A King who rules a magical realm has even less. It is irony in its purest form.
Queen Frigga smiles as her boys come into the dining halls laughing over another one of Loki's jests. She's glad to see her son back and in one piece. She knows not where Loki so often disappears to but she has seen the rings he wears. He may keep them hidden under careful glamors and charms. Still yet, she is his mother and some subconscious part of him must still see her as such to allow her to see them. From the ring on his right, she once assumed he planned to take his birthright and rule Johnhiem. It has been several centuries since then and no talk of a new Prince or King has arisen. From the ring on his left, she knows he has been wed for many eons now.
She has known such since he was brought to her in the form of an infant. She does not pretend to understand why he chose to grow again but she suspects it to be for his own amusement more than anything. Even if such is not the case she will maintain her silence on the subject, even if only to protect herself from Odin's wrath. It has been clear to her since they adopted Loki that he was much older than he let on. Besides, it is Odin's own fault for falling for such an obvious trick. She could see the spellwork on him once he was brought to her! Odin should have at least felt it carrying him from Jotunheim to Asgard as he did.
Queen Persephone steps out of the underworld and into a large wooded clearing within one of her favorite forests. She tilts her head to the side as she hears and senses another Goddess nearby with a weaker or a much younger God. While they're clearly not hiding their presence they would have had to go out of their way to be here as the area is warded from most travel and all who would wish its current occupants harm.
Deciding to investigate, she follows the feeling of the two presences seemingly practicing their powers. What she sees in the next clearing causes her to pause. Lady Hecate, one of their maiden Goddesses, is slowly training an infant Godling of considerable power. While shocking on its own that's not what's caused her pause. The young Godling looks like a miniature version of Hecate.
Oh, he obviously has the features of his father, what child doesn't, but this Godling is clearly Hecate's offspring. Which is odd because the Goddess has still maintained her maidenhood. Perhaps there are loopholes? Persephone ponders the thought a while longer before turning her attention back to the clearing where the father of the child has now joined in, in teaching the young Godding how to use his powers.
While the flustered yet studious infant has Hecate's neon green eyes and button nose his raven hair and slightly pointed ears are clearly from the God beside them. Persephone spares one last glance at the small secret family before vanishing leaving behind a shower of wildflower seeds. It seems she will be spending a bit longer in the underworld with her beloved soulmate and bonded husband. For while she intends to keep her friends secret she refuses to keep secrets from Hades.
King Hades sits in contemplative silence as he listens to his beloved wife and Queen explain the contradicting scene she stumbled upon once exiting their Kingdom. He asks for clarification every once in a while while she vents. It's not that he doubts her, no never will he doubt his Persphone, but rather the many questions such a situation raises. If their maiden Goddess are capable of reproducing than how many have they birthed before? How many demigods supposedly born from said Goddess want for a child have been born from natural conception?
