So here is the next chapter. And well I know much isn't happening in this one. But I personally prefer to takes things slower, making the character know each other, than rather rush into things, so hope you will live through it.

You will learn more about why Cara is unable to keep traveling further down the story, for now it's a mystery *said in spooky voice*

The bending of water is from Avatar the last Airbender, the music is from Zelda, and being born with it, is from many different characters.

I must say I love writing Frigga and Loki's moment! Just love it! I love their relationship in the movies as well!

hm don't think I have much more to say actually. I am sorry that it's a short chapter, but well.

Enjoy none the less!

Loki walked next to Cara, and to be able to do so, was almost surprising to him. He had gotten all to used to be forced to walk behind his brother and his friends. Cara on the other hand, seemed to almost go out of her way, to make sure he could walk beside her.
"I was pleasant surprised to see you back there, fearing you would have moved on, making it impossible for me to return your book" Loki uttered as Cara stopped, looking at some flowers.
"I am unable to do so at the moment" she only answered him, before she kept walking. Loki wondered if she sought for something specific, or just passed time as they walked between the small shops.
"Would it be considered rude of me asking why?"
"I wouldn't considered it rude, however is something I prefer not to answer" she explained and he nodded, having no intention on forcing her to answer. As he did no such thing, she seemed to be a bit relived, and he wondered if she had been worried that he may do just that.

"May I ask something else?" he said instead.
"You just did" she said with a smile "But you are free to ask another question"
Loki looked at her for a second, before he smiled, it was a silly thing to answer, true, but silly.
"The spells presented in the book, have you mastered them?"
"Did you master them?" she asked instead as she bought a book, and as he looked at it, she handed it over. He could see that it was about cartography, far from something anyone would obtain. Loki handed it back before he met her eyes for a second.
"I admit, I didn't. Healing magic is far from my expertise" he answered, almost surprising himself over the honesty. He hated admitting to others things he was unable to handle, and here he was doing it willingly.
"Not surprising" she started and for a second he thought she would taunt him for it, and it sadden him more than it angered him, before she continued. "Few people do, unless healing is your expertise, and I admit, it's not mine either. I can only use a few of them, and the ones I can are far from on a master level"
Loki nodded, actually feeling pleased that she was honest with him as well, and that she hadn't mastered them either, not wishing for her to think less of him for not being able. He was sure that anyone, except his mother and brother would have used it against him.
"Have you encountered someone who have been able to master them?" Loki was curious about what kind of person who could master them.
"This spells? Unfortunately, no, however they aren't well known at the locations I have visited. I have met great healers, using different methods, all too often, without involving magic, at least not in any way I master"
"Could you inform me of them?" Loki wished to learn something new, not only in the way of using magic, but also about the woman next to him, even if it was of ways she didn't mastered.

"Some of them was able to bend water as they pleased, using that in a healing way. Others was born with that skill, and some used healing melodies, played from special instruments" she informed him and he nodded, it wasn't much, but it was better than nothing. And he was pleased what little she chose to revile.
"You seem to have encounter a few different ways. The ability of bending water, or any element are an unusual one"
"Depends on where you are"
"Are you able?" he couldn't resist asking her questions. It was true that he sought knowledge everywhere he could, but he wasn't normally a person asking one question after another, no it was something that his brother sought to do. For a second he felt ashamed, even being remotely as his brother, but the woman next to him almost made it impossible for him not to wonder. Her answers brought up more questions than answers, and though it was something he did himself, it was a change to have it being done towards him. And he couldn't be sure if it was a pleasant change or not, but at the moment, it wasn't something he thought off all too much.
"Not in the way others are" she only stated, as she bought some fruit and offered him an apple, which he accepted. He was still surprised how carefree she seemed to be around him, despite the whispering and looks other gave him. As a man passed with his child, who pointed at him, Loki couldn't hear what the father answered but he was on his way to utter something unflattering towards them, when Cara placed a hand on his arm. He stopped in his track, looking at her, not managing to hide his surprise.
"Don't give them the pleasure, besides they aren't worth it" she said with a smile before she removed her hand and continued walking, and he glanced at the other two before he went after her.

Loki had been taken by her words, and he was unsure to why she had uttered them, but he was more surprised that she had touched him. It was only for a short second or two, but it was in a gentle way, and he could barely remember the last time someone did that.
"I apologise if I over stepped" he turned towards her when she spoke once more, and he guessed he must have shown some sort or reaction, making her think that.
"You did no such thing, you merely surprised me" Loki informed her and she nodded.
"That wasn't my intention either" she told him as she bought some sort of liquid. Loki didn't answer her, unsure over how it had been her intention or not. He felt like his reaction wasn't an unusual one, he thought that most people would react with surprise in a situation like that. "Though I meant what I said, don't let their words bother you"
Loki couldn't tell what the reason was for her to say that to him. Thor had often done the same, mostly out of brotherly love, or some obligation, but the woman next to him did it for other reasons. Reasons Loki preferred to know.
"How do you manage?" Loki asked, knowing she must have heard what others said about him, and in a few cases, her as well.
"Practise. People has always whispered things about me, all too often none fluttering things. But who are a stranger to say those things to me? Especially since they don't know me. So I stopped listening, and maybe that hindered people from continuing, since I refused to give them the reaction they sought, or I just learned to ignore them well enough to not hear them anymore"
Loki wondered what kind of things had been said about the woman next to him. He had a hard time imagine people talking about her in a none fluttering way. At least enough for it to be a problem to begin with. It was true that it would always be people who disliked you, but for a normal human, those were only a few ones, not as in his case. Thinking about how most people in his realm disliked him, he wondered if the woman next to him actually wasn't a good person, and therefore was disliked, just as him. Maybe she had someone around her as well who resembled Thor, someone who everyone loved. He had a hard time imagine, but something about the story didn't add up. People didn't shun you for no reason.
"I have a hard time seeing why people would repulse you" Loki offered a small smile, showing that he meant nothing ill intended with his words, as Cara had stopped.
"It's far often people think that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and therefore judge someone pre meeting them" she only answered and Loki thought about the moment he had asked about her father, and how she had seemed to change. Remembering her reactions, made him come to the conclusion that her answer had something to do with that man, and it wasn't something she preferred talking about. "It's a shame, judging someone, and not seeing the person they really are"
Loki understood that she talked about him, and how others around him did just that. He didn't know what to answer her, so he only nodded as she kept walking once more, for him to soon follow.

As they kept walking towards town, he lost time, not realising it until the sun started to set, as his body reminded him that he was in need of food. Just as he was about to excuse himself, for the sound his belly was making, Cara smiled.
"You could have informed me that you was hungry" she almost teased as she pointed at the ground, near the river, further down than where they had meet earlier that day. Loki looked as she placed the basket she was wearing and placed some food on the ground. He slowly sat down, wondering how long she had been carrying the items, or if she had bought them without his knowledge during the day.

"Aren't you hungry as well?" he asked, accepting the plate she was offering him.
"Hunger is a luxury I have forgotten a long time ago" she answered and Loki blinked a few time. To his knowledge, people from the other races needed to eat as well, it wasn't something you would manage without. And despite that, the woman talked about hunger as it was something luxury, something not everyone could feel.
"I am afraid I don't understand" Loki admitted and she met his eyes, before she laughed a warm laugh.
"My apologise. I simply met that after few times, living longer periods without food, I am almost pleased if I feel hungry, not starved" she explained and he put down his plate. The woman in front of him didn't look like she was off the lower common people, not affording food. She looked far like the pompous noble women, even if he didn't doubt she would handle herself well among them, even better than some of them.
"I have to decline this" Loki stated, handing over the plate and she seemed a bit surprised. "If you don't have the money to provide for yourself, I can't accept the food"
He may be described as a cold-hearted person, one that didn't care about the commoner, and he admitted that he rarely did, far too often thinking they have themselves to blame, for ending up there. But when it came to Cara, he thought differently. He didn't know her story, but he felt like she didn't deserve that. It may be due to the way she treated him, he wasn't sure, but he didn't wish to be the reason she went without food.
"Oh, money has never been the reason behind my lack of food" she informed him, once again offering him the plate and he took it, giving her wondering looks. "Money is never the reason I lack something. It's simply that other things hindering me from receiving food, as an example"
"Other things?" He could see that other factors made it harder to receive food, external factors, as the weather or war, but if you don't lack money, you can provide for yourself, despite the situation.
"Wasn't that simply what I said? Other things" she said those words with a smile, showing that she wasn't offended by the question, but making it clear that she didn't wish to speak about them, and he nodded, respecting that. And he noticed that she once more seemed relieved by that.

"How long do you plan on staying here?" Loki looked at her, when she offered him some wine and she seemed to think about it. She had mentioned that she aimed to leave, but since she hadn't done that yet, he wondered if she would stay, making it possible for him to see her again.
"Of that I can't be sure. As I told you earlier today, I am unable to continue my traveling at the moment, and I can't be sure when I am able once more"
Loki nodded, wondering what hindered her from keep traveling, especially since she seemed to have planned for it. But he couldn't hinder himself from hoping she would stay at least awhile. He enjoyed her company, she was far more interesting than most people around him, and she was a mystery, and he enjoyed a good riddle.
"Do you have a set destination in mind?" he asked and she took a sip from her wine.
"No, never do" she answered him and he envied her for a second, she seemed to have a freedom he never would. Despite that his father always preferred Thor, he didn't leave him without responsibility, and therefore leaving him bound to Asgard.
"You must feel much joy from traveling freely"
At first she only looked at him, before she sighed, gazing out over the river, and Loki understood that he had said something to upset her.
"It has its moments" she stated without looking at him "But it can get…"
Cara didn't seem to know how to continue the sentence and Loki chose not to comment. He couldn't imagine what she wanted to say, and filling in would be idiotic.
"Forgive me" she smiled at him once more before she stood up and he was about to follow when she signed for him to stay. "I had a lovely day in your present, however I will now excuse myself"
Before Loki had a chance to response, informing her that he as well enjoyed her company, she was gone. He almost cursed himself for making them departing sooner than he had hoped for, and doing so by making her upset. He laid down in the grass, watching how the stars started to appear on the night sky, wondering who the woman really was.

"Loki, love?" Frigga called and he turned to face his mother, who entered his room.
"Hi" he said, laying down the book as she walked up to him.
"I haven't barely seen you this past days"
"I apologise mother" he answered, giving her a smile, which she replayed.
"What have kept you?"
"Research" he informed her, showing her the book he had been reading.
"Midgard? I can't recall that it has ever interested you"
"It hasn't, not until lately. I found an interest in their mages"
"Midgard doesn't has any mages dear" she informed him and he met her eyes. He had come to that conclusion as well. None of the book he had read, mentioned mages from Midgard, but he had met one, unless she had told him a lie. It was the truth that she had never said that she descended from earth, however she didn't correct him as he assumed so. And he hadn't detected a lie from her, as she told him. So it was either the truth, or she was one of the best liars he had encountered, however that wasn't something he hopped for. She had seemed honest with him, informing him when she didn't wish to discuss something, instead of telling him a lie, therefore he had a hard time thinking she had lied about earth.
"I encountered someone that made me think otherwise" he informed Frigga who seemed surprise by that.
"And who may that be?" she asked, sitting down opposite of his desk.
"A woman by the name Cara. She herself is a magician, and from her statements, is from Midgard"
"Then how did she end up here?" Frigga wondered and to that Loki shrugged his shoulders.
"Of that I am unsure. Truth be told, she hasn't revealed to much about herself, and her answers are all too often non revealing, almost in riddles"
"She reminds me of someone I know" Frigga said with a smile, looking at him and he sighed. He was all too familiar that people often said the same about him. He on the other hand, thought people was less educated, lower standing, or rather slow, to not understand his answers. "How did you meet this woman?"
Loki meet her eyes, wondering what he should replay. He for some reason felt like he wanted to hide the truth, not only for his sake, knowing it wouldn't be looked up on too lightly if his father found out, but also for Cara's sake. She had asked no such thing of him, but thinking back on how she wasn't keen on revealing certain things about herself, he had a feeling, this wasn't something she wanted to tell.
"I met her at a tavern" he answered, and he couldn't tell if Frigga believed him or not, but she didn't questioned him.
"I am pleased to hear that you have met someone that spikes your interest, it has been a long time since that happened" Frigga smiled and he didn't know what to answer her, but she soon continued. "Are you planning on meeting her once more?"
"I don't know. I have only met her by accident, and she doesn't plan on staying here, and she hasn't informed me for how much longer she aim to stay"
"That's a shame, I would love to meet her, if I have the opportunity. You are always allowed to bring her here" Frigga said with a smile, as she stood up.
"I will remember that Mother" Loki smiled towards her as she waved, leaving him to return to his book.

Loki had hoped that some of the books would provide him with information, proving that Midgard had mages, but he found none. Not even the older books, from an era almost forgotten, provided him with information to his liking. He realised that he needed to talk to Cara about it, if he wanted more information, if she was willing to do so, or even was still around. However, he had no means to find her, and once again he needed to walk through the city, hoping to find her on a pure luck.
"Loki, love" his mother's voice stopped him in his track and he turned towards her. "Where are you going in such a rush?"
Her voice was gentle, but on the brink of being teasing and he smiled.
"Nowhere particular, I aim to only roam the streets"
"Would it be possible for me to accomplish you?" she asked and he thought about it. He hoped to meet Cara, but if he would be unsuccessful, it would be a lonely walk, and his mother's company was always welcomed.
"You are always welcome to join me mother" he answered and offered her his arm, and she took it, as they started leaving the palace.
"So where do you aim to seek for her first?" she asked and Loki looked at his mother, surprised by her words. "A mother always knows"
Loki didn't answer her, only shook his head, before he laughed a warm laugh.
"I don't have a goal in mind" he only answered.

Loki had a pleasant time in his mother's company, and with her by his side, people never dared to utter those unflattering words. Around her everyone was kind and polite, thrilled to see their queen, who always took a second or two to greet them. However, the person he sought to find didn't reveal herself, and Loki almost thought that she had gotten the opportunity to continue her travels, until she landed in front of him and his mother. Loki looked to the sky to see where she came from, and his guess had to be one of the windows higher up. She landed with grace on the ground, covered by the hood and cloak, and it wasn't until she lifted her head and he met his eyes, he saw that it was her. She flashed him a smile for a second before she glanced at the window, as someone called out for her.
"Come back here princess" Loki didn't know who the man was, but he used the same taunting title the man he killed. Cara rose to her feet, knifes in hand as she turned towards the men, standing on the street.

Frigga looked at the scene, clearly worried about the woman. Loki wasn't as worried as her mother, witnessing the level of skill the woman possessed, however he was prepared to help her, if she needed it. He didn't wish her to think that he didn't believed that she could handle herself, but he wasn't willing to standby in case of danger. Just as the first time he had encountered her, Loki got fascinated by her use of knifes. It was a weapon he himself preferred, and had mastered over the years, despite that, he was sure that Cara would be able to teach him a few things. But compared to the first time, these men didn't seem to possess magic, something that made him wonder. The obvious question was who the men where, and why they sought to find Cara. He came to understand that it had something to do with the woman's father, but that was what little he knew. His thoughts came to an end when he saw two men walking out of an ally, only having eyes for Cara, missing him and Frigga, who stood a few meters away.
"Excuse me mother" he let go of her as his own knifes founded his hands, making his way to hinder the men from attacking Cara from behind. He reached them just as the first one was about to stab her. Cara dodge, just as his own knife come in contact with the man's throat, ending him, and soon his companion, just as Cara ended the last one on her side. As the last one fell she picked up her knifes, wiping of the blood on their clothes as she let her hood fall, meeting his eyes.
"Thank you for your help Loki" she gave him an honest smile, and he nodded in response. "Sorry to disrupt your walk"
"You did no such things. I was actually hoping to get a chance to meet you once more. I have a few question I like to ask you" he stated and she slowly nodded, warily, if nothing else. He could tell that she took a disliking to his statement, and he hoped he hadn't offended her once more, resulting in her leaving. He was about to inform her that he had no ill intention when his mother did a very discreet, but gentle cough and Loki turned towards her, as he had forgotten her. "I apologise. Cara this is Frigga, my mother. Mother this is Cara, the mage I informed you about"

Frigga walked closer with a smile on her lips, but Loki could tell that Cara was on her guard, not in a hostile way, no she was looking unsure if nothing else.
"Hello dear" Frigga said in a gentle voice. "I hope you are unharmed?"
Cara was silence at first, and Loki wondered if he had offended her, both by stating that he had a few question and introduce his mother.
"Nothing your highness needs to worry about" Cara finally answered, smiling towards Frigga. Loki could see that it wasn't the gently smile she had giving him, it still seemed warm and friendly, but not a genuine one. If Frigga noticed she didn't comment it, and Loki was pleased by that.
"I think I may worry anyway. Is there something we can provide you with? You need healing, or protection?" Frigga offered and looked at the dead men around them.
"None of them is necessary your highness" she used a friendly tone, but she made it clear that she didn't wish for their assistance and Loki was surprised, most ones would have excepted it, especially women, wanting protection. Frigga seemed as surprise as he did, but she still smiled.
"If you change your mind you are always welcome to the palace"
"I will bare that in mind" Cara only answered as she turned towards Loki. "There was something you wished to ask me"
"Mother would you give us a moment?" he turned towards Frigga who smiled.
"I will see you back home" she gave him a gentle kiss on the cheek before she waved at Cara and started heading back, towards the palace.

"I apologise if I have offended you, by wishing to ask a few questions" Loki stated as they were alone, looking at her. Cara didn't meet his eyes, instead she looked towards the sky, sighing.
"You have far from offended me." She started leaning against one of the buildings, placed along the streets. "People always asks question, I more often don't to wish to answer them, unless they are someone close to me"
Loki walked towards her, standing next to her. He could understand where she came from, he was the same and he thought about changing his mind, ignoring his thirst for knowledge.
"If I ask something you aren't willing to answer, you say so and I will drop the matter" he suggested and she turned towards him, slowly nodding.
"Am I correct to assume you are from Midgard?" he asked and she nodded as a replay. "Would you be willing to explain to me how Midgard can have magicians? The sources I have read never mention any"
"I could inform you that you need better sources, however that's not the case" she started before she took a paus, and Loki wondered if she decided to stay quiet. "The reason Midgard have magicians, yet lack them are because there are different versions of them, belonging in different dimensions. My version has magicians, communities, schools, ministry's, all of it. While the version of earth you are familiar, has none of it"
Loki turned to see if she lied to him, he could detect no trace of it in her voice, and from her features, he couldn't detect a lie either.
"You are free to do as you wish with this information" she could clearly tell that he was sceptical, and he made a guess he wasn't the first one to receive this information.
"May I ask how it's possible to travel different worlds?"
"That is information I am not willing to reveal" she stated and he felt a bit disappointed, but from just looking at her features, he could tell it was a story behind the reason, one he shouldn't ask for.
"What's the reason you haven't continued your traveling?"
"Something is hindering me" she vaguely informed him and he nodded, wondering how it was possible. But since he had no clue to how you travelled between worlds, he couldn't guess how it was possible to hinder it either.
"Who are this men?" he looked at the corpses, covering the ground.
"Who knows? Most of them are strangers to me" she started and he wondered which ones wasn't most of them. "The less you know, the better of you are"
"How so?" he wondered, he had never thought there was a specific reason behind her vaguely answers.
"Because the more information I provide you, the higher is the risk of you dying" she bluntly answered, meeting his eyes for the first time since they started their conversation.
"I am a God, I can't die" he informed her, maybe in an attempt to comfort her, but she sighed, looking far from comfort.
"Well, that may sound reassuring for you, but it makes it worse"
"How so. If death is what frightens you, it's not an option"
"If death is no option, well than freedom may be off the table as well" Loki was unsure of what he should answering her. He couldn't understand her thoughts of death as an option, and how it could mean that freedom would be out of reach. He understood that she spoke openly with him, but he didn't understand the meaning of her words. "Leave it at that, and everyone will be alive and happy"
Loki knew those words was a lie, people around her may be alive and happy, but she would be far from happy, and as he looked at the men on the ground, dead if they got hold of her.
"Wait" he uttered when she was on her way, thinking that their conversation was over. She stopped, looking at him and he was far from sure what he wished to tell her, he only wished for her not to walk away. "Would you accept my help if I offered it?"
"No" she answered and for a second he thought it was due to the fact that it was just him. That she thought he wasn't worth accepting help from, or because she despised him. It was all out of habit, she had done nothing towards him to think like this, but he couldn't hinder himself from thinking. "I prefer not to see more lives destroyed"
With those words she gave him one last smile before she rushed forward, jumped and grabbed lover beam from a balcony and swung herself up at the roofs, disappearing once more. Loki looked at the place she had disappeared, feeling lost, despite getting some answers. He sighed, as he started walking back towards the palace, needing to talk with his mother.