So here is the 3rd chapter, and I had so much fun writing this, especially Thor and the plan!

I admit I am struggling a bit with Thor and Loki's relationship, but I am working on it. I am struggling with Loki sometimes as well, but I hope you will manage.

And I hope I can describe what Loki and Cara has, or not have, anyway in a good way.

The wormspell is from Sword of Truth, just as the fireball, which is called Wizard's Fire.

And well you will get to know more about Cara's behavior later on, because she is different from earlier.

Just as you will get more about Loki and Fandral's past!

Damn I feel like I have things to tell you, but that I forget them when I am writing. Anyway, if it isn't important enough to remember you doesn't need to know it, and if, well then I ad it later on.

If you are wondering something, just ask.

Anyway I hope to write the next chapter soon, but I can't promise anything.

However, enjoy the chapter!

Loki was fingering on the pen, trying to collect his thoughts. He tried to come up with a plan on how to help Cara. He knew his wish was unwanted, however he cared very little about that. But since his help was unwanted, it made things more difficult.
"Love?" Loki met his mother's eyes, surprised that she had entered his room without permission. "You gave no response"
Loki blinked a few times, not thinking he had been that occupied with his own thoughts.
"I apologise mother"
"I haven't seen you like this in a long time"
"Like how?"
"Worried" Frigga gave him a smile as she walked over. "Is it Cara?"
Loki was quiet for a moment, he was beyond the point of denying it, however he was unsure of how much he could tell his mother. Cara was a secretive person, and she hadn't seemed too pleased with meeting his mother. However, Loki knew he needed help if he wished to assist the woman, and he turned towards his mother once more.
"It is. I admit I am worried about her. The men she encountered during our walk wasn't the first ones"
"She seemed to handle them well" Frigga said in an attempt to cheer him up.
"She does, but we both are aware that the mightiest warrior will fall one day as well" naming Cara a warrior was an exaggeration, he knew, but the saying would stand none the less.
"You wish to help her?"
"I do, however my help is unwanted"
"And you aim to do it none the less? You sound like Thor" Frigga smiled, and Loki knew she meant well, however he couldn't hinder himself from feeling sorrow. He hated being sat in the same sentence as Thor, in anyway. Often due to the fact that people compared them, one way or another. "Why not seek his help?"
"…" Loki hadn't thought of asking his brother, mostly because of their difference, and he had felt that Thor's way would lead to trouble more than anything else.
"He helps people, and it happens against their will from time to time" Frigga pointed out. Loki was aware of this, he had travelled with Thor to a large number of destinations, where his brother hasn't always seen eye to eye with the people he wished to aid. He had all too often asked if he could assist him, since he was known for his silver tongue, something he knew wouldn't work on Cara, so maybe one of his brother's plans would.
"I will seek his advice" Loki said, almost adding a laugh never thinking he would seek Thor's advice, however Frigga seemed pleased as Loki set off.

Loki knocked at Thor's door, hoping he was alone, wishing to seek his advice, not one of Thor's companions.
"Brother!" Thor grinned and pulled him into a hug before he could response.
"Air" Thor let go of him at once and Loki stood up with what dignity he had after being crouched. "Are you alone?"
"I am, wish for me to call for the others?" Thor smiled as Loki walked into his chamber.
"No, I wish to speak with you and none of the others" Loki started as Thor showed him to the chairs in front of the fire. "I come to seek you advice"
Thor was silent at first before he laughed, loud enough for people to hear outside his door.
"It has been all too long since you joked brother, but tell me the real reason you are here"
"Sorry to disappoint you, it wasn't a joke. Mother thought your knowledge could be to help" As Loki mentioned their mother, Thor nodded, seeing to take it seriously at once.
"So what can I aid you with? Money? Fighting? Adventure?" Thor started rambling and didn't stop until Loki raised his hand.
"You think I would seek your counsel for tribunal things like this" Loki gave him a disappointed look, making Thor only smile in response. "No, I wish to aid someone, who doesn't wish for me to do so. Mother thought you may have a plan on how to do so"
"You only need to speak to convince someone" Thor said and Loki couldn't hinder himself from smiling, his brothers compliment always made him feel appreciated.
"If that was an option I wouldn't be sitting here"
"There is a person out there you can't convince, I have to meet this person!" Thor said with a laughed and Loki sighed.
"Can we return to the question?"
"In which way to you wish to aid the person?"
"The person is haunted by different humans, and I wish to aid her…"
"It's a woman?" Thor grinned only to have Loki sighed once more.
"That was what I said, wasn't it." He paused for a second or two, making sure Thor wouldn't interrupt him once more. "I wish to aid her before she enters a situation she can't escape"
"Than send guards! If she is in danger they will protect her, or bring her here. Arrest her if you have too!"
"I fear guards wouldn't be able to assist her, if they could find her, and I offered her to come here, she declined. And arresting her, even for you, that's a ridicules plan, besides I wouldn't risk making a mage upset by doing something drastic"
"She's a mage?" Thor's eyes almost sparkled.
"Once again, wasn't that what I said?"
"Wouldn't she be able to handle a few men, if she is a mage?" Loki sighed, Thor's knowledge about mages were limited, and it often made him frustrated seeing how Asgard's future king knew so little about mages and magic.
"We aren't invincible, we can be defeated as everyone else, especially if we battle another mage, or larger numbers of warriors, just as you can't defend off every attack, we can't either" this shouldn't be new information for Thor, however his older brother looked at him as it was.
"Well it sounds like your only options is to kidnap her to the palace" Thor laughed, earning a cold look from Loki. He had hoped that his brother would have found a suitable solution, however none had represented itself. "Oh, oh I know!"
Thor started jumping where he was seated, and Loki almost wished for the chair to break, earning him a laugh.
"You save her!" Thor was proud as he said those words. "We hire someone to attack her, to the extent that you need to save her, and as she is scared you take her to the palace to. She will see that it's far safer to stay here"
Loki closed his eyes, as he massaged his temples. He wished they had a better plan, especially since he had aid her before, and she still had ventured off. It was a difference in aiding and saving, but he was unsure if Cara would see that difference. But due to no other plan he reluctantly agreed to Thor's delight.

"So where too dear brother?" Thor asked eagerly standing at his side. Thor had wished to start the moment Loki agreed, however he had no such desire. He knew time was of the essence, however rushing through, would be to no help at all. He wished to find men he could trust to some extent, at least not sending someone that could endanger her more than she already was. With Thor at his side, finding men like that had been little to no challenge at all, even if it took a few days. Finding her would be more challenging, Loki had yet to find a solution, but without one they would be forced to walk the streets as he had done many time before.
"Any directions will suffice" Loki answered as he started walking east, with Thor and the men behind him.

"Is this one of your trick Loki?" Thor sounded irritated as they had walked for a few hours, and Loki gave his brother an irritated look, hiding the hurt one. He hated when Thor thought that low of him, just as anyone else. It was only natural for him, being inflected by everyone else, but it didn't make it hurt less. "Where is she?"
"I informed you early on that I am unaware of her location" Loki answered as he kept walking, in hope to find Cara.

"We have found her, your highnesses" one of the men informed them as he reached them.
"I know you would" Thor stated as he hadn't doubted him a few minutes ago, Loki was on the brink to call out his brother, but he hindered himself, knowing it was neither the time or place to do so.
"Get in position!" he ordered them, and not to his surprising they glanced at Thor for confirmation, leading to his brother nodding, and the men soon sat off.
"This is excited brother!" Thor stated, as they were to save the world, Loki remind silent, feeling worried if nothing else. He was unaware if the plan would succeed, and Cara's reactions. She had expressed that she sought no help from him, fearing for his life, something he was sure there was no need to. She as a mortal may fear death, he was a God, and there was no ned for such fears. She had stated that without death there was no freedom, but again she was a mortal and she saw things differently, he had nothing to fear from the things she did, and therefore chose to ignore her request, and wish to help her none the less. But she was a mage, and as she had informed Thor, an upset mage was dangerous, and he hoped nothing would go wrong. "Come on brother! We need to be there in time!"
Thor grabbed Loki's hand and pulled him along, not against his will as so many times before, however it wasn't a way Loki preferred.
"I am capable of walking on my own" He pulled free from Thor, who looked hurt but shrugged his shoulders none the less as they continued walking towards the location the men had ran off too.

"That's not our men!" Thor commented as they reached their destination.
"I am yet to become blind" Loki answered him sarcastically as he watched the men who had gathered around Cara. Just as the first men she had seen her battling, this were mages, and from the few spell he saw, skilled ones. He was unsure if Cara's seemed to struggle due to the amount of mages, or if her skill was lacking theirs.
"We need to aid her!" Thor ordered his men, who had reunited with them up on seeing the scene in front of them. Loki didn't answer as he summoned a few spells, which he threw at the men, when he heard steps behind him. He understood that it was Thor and the men who had started running, but the sound reminded him more of a herd horses galloping.
"To the rescue!" one of the men shouted, followed by other men shouting other things. Loki had moved out of the way, thinking they would blindly run him over and he almost yelled at them out of anger. However, he never turned towards them, not taking his eyes of the battle, planning his attack, when he saw it. Cara had lost focused for a second due to the men's shouting, if it was out of surprise of fear of more men, Loki couldn't tell. But during that second, one of the men attacked hitting her with a spell. Loki was unfamiliar with it, but he saw how Cara took a step back, before blood started to be visible at her shirt. She placed her hand, looking at it in what seemed to be surprise and Loki was about to rush over, hindering the men from approaching her, when he saw a light from her hands. Mere seconds later an orb of fire left her hands, Thor stopped with his men, seeing it and when the opponents caught fire, Loki was pleased to see his brother unhurt. The fire burned everyone it made contact with and none of the men's attempt to put it out was successful. Loki was fascinated, he had never seen a spell like that and he wondered what it was. Thor and his men seemed horrified instead, almost disgust when they felt the smell of burned flesh, and heard the screams the men made, Loki thought they deserved none the less.

All the men had yet to die when he suddenly remembered Cara, for a second she had escaped his mind. She was kneeling on the ground and he rushed over, followed by Thor, just as she stood up, giving him a weak smile.
"I apologise for the inconvenience" she looked at the men dead or yet to die. Loki didn't answer her at first, unsure what to tell her. It would most likely be a problem with his father, and he was surprised that the old man hadn't said anything about the previous scenes. However, he felt like it wasn't something she was obligated to apologise for, she only defended herself. He settled with shrugging his shoulders as an answer, watching her wound instead.
"It needs medical attention" he met her eyes, earning another smile.
"I will heal it soon, so no need for that" if he hadn't met her prior to this, he had thought she tried to be brave, as so many warriors did on the battlefield, especially the young once. Or that she tried to impress his brother, as everyone did. However, her actions earlier informed him that she didn't try to act brave, and that she saw it as no bother, or didn't wish to for them to worry. "It was kind of you to try to help me back there, but I need to keep going"
"Going where? You can barely stand" Thor said, as he took her arm hoping to hinder her from falling down.
"I have been worse, trust me. Barely standing is almost good. But this isn't something neither of you need to worry about" she took a step away from Thor's grip, displeased by his actions, and Loki studied her, expecting her to fall down. "See perfectly fine"
Loki knew that she was a strong woman, however she hadn't been hurt like this the other times he had met her. And he was surprised she didn't sought help as most woman, taking a chance to act weak and as a damsel in distress, especially with Thor there.
"I wouldn't agree with that, but I am not one to oppose you" Loki finally answered. He wished to tell her that she needed help, that he would take her to the palace, however, he knew acting that way would get him nowhere with Cara. She would disappear, and he may never see her again. Thor was less pleased and Loki felt how he was on the brink to say something when Loki gave him a warning look, and the large man kept quiet.
"Glad to hear it" Cara answered, and soon Loki turned towards her to see how she formed some sort of magic in her hands, directing it towards the wound, but soon a small scream left her lips, and she felt to her knees once more. "I hope the keeper never let you go Rahl"

Thor was about to rush forward only to be hindered by Loki. Loki was unsure about what the woman did, it was some sort of spell, and Thor interfering could have unpredictable consequences, endangering Cara more. It was clear that she was in pain, biting her lip to supress her screams, she started panting and blood soon covered her hand, as she tried to stop the bleeding. Loki wished to do nothing else but aid her, but he patiently waited. However, he admitted it was fascinating watching her, she didn't ask for help once, she didn't even look at them. In a few minutes of time, she fell down completely, laying on her back, she started laugh and Loki feared she had lost it, as he kneeled beside her.

"Wasn't that fun Rahl? Calling you an arse is an understatement, even calling you the devil is" Loki had no idea who she was talking about, and chose not to comment it, since it clearly wasn't meant for him.
"You need help" he stated and she turned towards him, giving him a small smile.
"I admit I do" Loki was surprised hearing her say those words, thinking she would protest once more.
"Heal her brother!" Thor demanded and Loki met the blue eyes.
"Do I look like a nurse to you?" his voice was cold as he turned towards Cara, carefully lifting her shirt, hoping she wouldn't oppose as he studied the wound. He could fell that she watched him carefully, but she said nothing, and he gave her an apologising smile. The wound looked far from good, and he cursed himself for not practising healing more, as his mother had wished for. But to his knowledge a few healing spells wouldn't suffice, she needed a master in the art, none the less. However, Loki knew he needed to hinder the bleeding and he removed his jacket.
"Press this against the wound" he ordered her and she raised an eyebrow before she obeyed and he gently took her in his arms.
"I can take her" Thor smiled towards his brother and Cara.
"I am perfectly fine where I am" Cara answered tiredly and Loki couldn't hinder himself from giving Thor a smirk, when the blonde seemed disappointed to not play the hero. "I apologise for this"
Loki looked down at Cara when she whispered, leaning her head against his chest. He felt his chest started to be covered in blood, and he felt worried over her, but he wished not to show it.
"I see no reason for you to apologise. As a prince of Asgard I gladly help people" he joked, hoping it would make her feel better.
"That was a bad lie Loki" she stated, but smiled none the less, and Loki thought he had made her feel better until she sighed. "I am not apologising for the situation Loki, no I am sorry because I have dragged you into something I didn't wish to do"
"I am a God, I informed you about that, therefore you have nothing to fear"
"Ignorant" she whispered, and if Loki hadn't waited for an answer he had missed it. If someone else had said those words, he had dropped them, informing them that if they thought so low of him, they could handle themselves. However, Cara's words had sounded more sorrow than anything else, and he understood that she hadn't said them to mock him, rather out of worry and he smiled.

"Wow Loki" Thor walked up next to him and Loki turned towards the man for a second, wondering what he meant by the words. "I haven't seen you spoken this relaxed to someone in a long time"
"Her conversation's has been some of the most giving in a long time" he answered and Thor clearly didn't understand the meaning behind his words.
"Who is she?" Thor asked taking a step closer.
"Most cultures finds it impolite to stare at someone" Cara opened an eye to meet Thor's, the older God took a step back at once and Loki smiled, pleased that someone seemed to keep his brother at bay.
"I apologise My Lady" Thor smiled earning a sigh from Cara.
"I think your ways have tired the Lady Thor" Loki teased Thor who blinked a few times, surprised over the words, and when Cara tried to laugh. "I prefer if you don't become a corps in my arms"
"I will try to avoid that" she answered him, as he kept walking towards the palace.

"I will find mother" Thor informed him before they went their separated way. Loki was unsure on where to bring her, the infirmary should have been a set destination, however he hesitated. Cara was not keen on meeting strangers, and he wasn't too thrilled about the chance to meet anyone either, being able to imagine all too well what they would say, seeing him carrying her.
"I hope my chambers will suffice" he stated and Cara opened her eyes.
"I can't do much else then trust you, knowing best where to taking me" Loki could hear that those words was far from the truth. She didn't seem to distrust him, but trusting a stranger was far from easy. He was unsure if he had done that in her situation, and therefore chose to remain silence as they went further into the palace.

"You can place me on the floor" she stated when Loki was about to place her in his bed.
"I am not placing you on the ground!" he showed that he had no interest in discussing it.
"Your bed will get bloody, and the floor will do just fine" Cara seemed to refuse to give in as much as he did, when he smirked, he knew she couldn't do much to protest and he placed her on the bed, earning a sigh from her, like she thought he was childish.
"Thor shall be here soon, hopefully companied by mother, she is a great healer" he informed her, hoping to give her some comfort.
"That will not be off any help" she answered and he gave her a puzzled look, wondering if she thought she was near death and none could help her.
"I assure you she will be able to help you"
"And kill me" Loki felt anger at once, wondering how this woman dared to insult his mother by thinking she would kill her. Loki was about to inform her about that when Cara continued to talk. "Using magic on me will kill me, no matter how skilled your mother are, due to Rahl's spell"
Loki felt the anger disappearing at once, almost laughing over the situation, and if it hadn't been as serious, he most likely would have.
"Can the spell be removed?"
"No. It's meant to kill the one exposed to it." Loki saw how the pain come up on her, and she bit her lips, trying to relax. "It's called a wormspell, and it's designed to tear the bearer apart when healing magic is used. I tried myself and, the result is what you see"
"Yet death hasn't come upon you"
"Normally it would had" she only said, and Loki understood that she was unsure about the amount of information she wanted to share. "My own healing magic, hindered my death, and it struggles with repairing my body, adding additional healing magic, would tear me apart"
"Than what do you aim to do?" Loki wondered, thinking that laying in his bed was far from a solution.
"I aim to stich what I can, and hope my magic will be able to handle what I can't do"
"You aim to stich yourself?"
"Do you offer to do it instead?" she asked and for the first time he heard a cold taunting voice, but as he looked at her, he understood that it was due to the pain, nothing else, and that he had himself to blame, doubting her in the moment.
"Can I assist you?" he offered instead, hoping not to upset her more, forgetting the amount of pain she felt, since so little was showed up on her face.
"Do you know a mirror spell?" she asked and he waited for additional information, knowing that a mirror spell could point towards more than one thing. "I need to be able to see my movements, and therefore need a mirror above me"
Loki snapped his fingers, showing an illusion of a mirror and Cara nodded. Loki studied her as she summoned the equipment needed for the operation, before she took something that reminded him of a stick between her lips and bit hard. Loki followed her hands as they found their way towards the wound, only to soon become bloody. She removed what she could, enough for her to see the wound, seeing it in the light made it clear to him how bad it was. Out in the dark, he hadn't been able to observe it closely, but seeing the amount of blood, the depth, and what organs that seemed to be damaged, made it clear to him the danger of the spell. He wished he could assist her in anyway, but he himself had never used her method being used to the power of healing magic. As he watched her, it became clear to him that she had done it more than one times, and he wondered if she had been in similar situations before, forcing her to do so. Thinking of it reminded him how much of a stranger she was to him, yet she was laying in his bed and he helped her without a doubt. It made him wonder how she had managed, seeing that if it was someone else, he would have gotten bored already. Loki watched as she seemed to finish the last stitches before she removed the stick and closed her eyes. She was breathing heavily, trying to get the pain under control, just as Thor bashed in, followed by their mother.

"I found her!" Thor sounded proud as he announced the words, none of the others commented it.
"I apologise that you ventured here mother, but your assistance doesn't seem to be needed"
"It's more than needed brother, just look at her!" Thor pointed at the bloody woman.
"Loki?" Frigga asked instead, ignoring her oldest.
"She informed me that help of magic wasn't desirable, and she stitched herself up" Loki needed to tell them both a part of the truth, but he had no desire to share more than needed.
"Stitched? She went to such primitive methods" Thor took a step closer as he wished to see when Loki blocked his way, giving him a warning look, showing that Cara didn't wish for Thor to look up on her body.
"It's a common method on Midgard Thor" Frigga smiled towards her oldest placing a hand up on his arm. "Call for us if you need something love"
"Thank you mother" Loki placed a gentle kiss up on her cheek before both of them removed themselves from his chambers. Loki turned towards Cara who had remained silent. "Do you wish for something against the pain?"
"No" she only answered as another wave of pain was showed up on her face. Loki couldn't see the reason for her answer, but he understood that it was bet, letting it be.
"You wish for something else?"
"No, thank you" she turned towards him, offering him a smile and he smiled back.
"Then I recommend sleep for us both"
"I will leave your bed, making it possible for you to sleep" and as she was about to raise he hindered her with a gentle hand, removing it as soon as she gave him a unsure look. It was a look he couldn't place, and frankly one he had no desire to understand.
"You are incapable of moving, especially without causing pain, therefore I will take the sofa" Loki turned around before she had a chance of answering and he walked towards the sofa in front of the fire. Normally he founded it to warm to spend longer times there, and he often putted out the fire before he went to sleep, but not knowing if Cara would freeze if he did so, he let it be, as he laid down, soon falling asleep.

Loki awoke hearing running water, and as he sat up he felt a cold wind, making him turning towards the window, seeing how they were open, to his surprise and it wasn't until he remembered that he had brought Cara back with him, he understood how. He was unsure why she had opened them, but he was pleased to know that someone hadn't entered his chamber while he was asleep and he hadn't woken. Remembering the blonde he turned towards the bed, only to find it empty and he turned towards the sound of water, understanding that she had entered his bathroom. He was unsure if he would find it interesting that she had manage to pass him without him noticing, or not, that it had been the sound of water waking him. Loki turned towards the door when it opened, seeing Cara stepping out. He saw that she struggled to stand up, however as she noticed his eyes up on her, she tried to hide it. Loki wondered about it, but seeing that it wasn't something she wished to speak about, he remained silent. Loki raised up and wondered over to the windows, closing them.
"Is there a reason for you to open them?" Loki wondered and she walked over, hindering him from closing the last one.
"Besides from you looking warm?" she asked giving him a gentle smile and he was surprised that she had noticed it, something few people did. However, once again he chose to remain silent, unsure of what to answer her. "It made me feel alive"
"How so?" Loki couldn't understand her reasoning, how the weather could make one feel alive. But upon seeing Cara's reactions, he understood that it was the wrong question to ask. She fell into silence as she closed her eyes, leaning against the wall, Loki saw how the wind captured her hair and she seemed to be at peace, just as much as she almost seemed empty. Loki had as much trouble, as during their first meeting with reading her.
"After experiencing somethings, it's the small things that reminds you that you are alive." Loki understood that what she was talking about was connected to the men chasing her, but the information she was shearing didn't inform him of much more.

"You wish for something?" Loki wondered as he stepped away from the window, leaving it open.
"Nothing you can give me" she whispered and Loki turned towards her once more, surprised about her answer as much as he wondered what she wished for, just as she turned towards him smiling. "I need nothing more than resting"
"When was the last time you ate?" he asked, remembering that she didn't feel hunger as he did.
"I can't remember, yesterday I think" she said, laughing as she did, walking back towards the bed. "Would it be alright for me to use it once more?"
Loki nodded in response as he walked towards his desk and the bells behind it, making one of them sounding, informing the kitchen that they wished for food, as he turned towards Cara, she seemed to be asleep.

"BROTHER!" Thor's voice echoed through the corridors long before he knocked on the door. Loki lifted his eyes from the book, glancing at Cara who was still asleep, until Thor knocked down the door. Loki sighed, seeing it wasn't the first time Thor had broken his door. Loki watched as Cara sat up, for a second looking scared, before her look turned towards irritation and she lied down again. Loki almost laughed at the situation, however he contained himself, turning towards Thor.
"Yes?" Loki asked, seeing his brother grinning at him.
"An adventure awaits us!" Thor announced, almost as it was a rare occasion. Loki felt like things was an adventure all too often in there, and especially Thor's life.
"Us? You are mistaken brother, it awaits you, if your memory recall, I am occupied at the moment" Loki looked towards Cara, who had closed her eyes once more.
"Oh…um…"
"Your way with words impress me" Loki teased making Thor blush for a second.
"It's not the same without you! You love our adventures!" Thor tried and Loki wondered what had given Thor that expression.
"I will have to sit this one out"
"The others will be disappointed. Fandral really looked forward to you accompany us" Loki blinked a few times, it happened from time to time that Fandral expressed himself that way, always to Loki's surprise. It was clear what the man wished for, but after being turned down all this years, Loki had thought he would give up at some point. He often thought that, especially when Fandral got occupied with someone else, as he had forgotten about him, however he always come back, surprising him with doing so.
"Inform him that I am sorry to disappoint him" Loki answered as Thor rubbed his neck, giving Loki a look that he hoped would change his mind, one Loki only responded with returning towards his book. Thor soon left his chamber and Loki but the door back into its place.

"I apologise for that" Loki met Cara's eyes as she opened them.
"It's not your place to apologise" she stated "And I say his behaviour isn't uncommon for a brother, having the strength to tear down a door maybe, but not the behaviour"
"You have siblings as well?" Loki asked as she slowly sat up.
"No" she only answered and Loki nodded.
"I ordered some food, if you wish for some" Cara looked at the food, being placed on the table.
"You have tea here?" she asked and Loki stood up, wandering over and preparing a cup for her.
"I hope it's to your satisfaction" she accepted it from him, smiling as she did.
"As a British, I say my standers are high" she teased and despite the words having no meaning to him, lacking a proper geographic skill of Midgard, the meaning was clear.
"I will inform My Lady that I did my best" Loki answered as he walked over towards the table, creating a cheese plate for himself.
"It will suffice" she answered but her words turned into whispers, as those words reminded her of something.

"How are you feeling?"
"I am good" she answered, and even if he hadn't been a master on detecting lies, he had understood that it was a lie, mostly due to the fast answer, as she wished not to speak about it.
"Feel free to stay here as long as you wish" Loki informed her, wishing for her to know that it wasn't a problem.
"I say it's as good as any prison"
"I hope you know you aren't my prisoner" Loki met her eyes, hoping that wasn't how she felt.
"You aren't the warden, this world is" she answered and Loki remembered that she was unable to move on, and for a person who seemed to travel between world, not being able, may make the world feel as a prison. "But I say there is worse worlds to be captured in, at least it's a beautiful world"
Loki followed her gaze as she watched the city and he smiled, he may be far from a fan of the citizens, but he couldn't deny that Asgard was beautiful.
"It is" Loki admitted "You been to places like this before?"
"I have seen all kind of places" she answered as she stood up, walking over to the table, picking some grapes to eat. "I stand by my words Loki, I do not wish to see more lives destroyed, so leave it at that"
"You didn't seem to think twice about ending the men back there"
"Them or me! It's a difference between being in a war and an innocent bystander"
"If I chose to join the war" he asked, unsure of why he offered, but for every answer he got, it raised more questions he wished to find the answer to.
"Then I say you are an idiot. Many has done before and died"
"I informed you that death isn't an option" she turned towards him with an expression he couldn't read.
"If I cursed you with the spell Rahl cursed me, and death isn't an option, you would be where I am, if not worse, you wish for that?"
"I would easily defend myself" Loki was more than confident he would be able to fend off her and most of the mages, being the best one in the nine realms.
"Would you? You have no idea how it's thrown, therefore no idea how to fend it off. Can you be sure I haven't thrown it already?" she asked and for a second he felt unsure, it was unfamiliar magic, and thinking about it, he couldn't be sure how it was thrown. He was sure that he would felt it, being able to feel magic around him, but Cara's words and expression made him doubt himself. "Don't worry, I haven't thrown it. I wouldn't do that without a reason. I only wanted you to understand. People have died in this war, thinking they could win, and I don't wish for it to happen again"
"You think you can win it on your own?" Loki asked, wondering how she saw herself. She sounded sure that everyone trying to assist would die, as they were unskilled.
"Far from it. I am fighting a losing battle" she said sinking to the floor, leaning against the wall, still having the cup in her hands.
"May I sit next to you?" Loki asked and she nodded, and he placed himself next to her. He wished he had any words to tell her. But he knew almost nothing, and consulting her would be idiotic. It was clear that she was troubled, and her reason for denying aid was reasonable, however Loki couldn't hinder himself from wishing to do just that. He couldn't tell if it was because she had made him see it as a challenge, almost wishing to prove to her that aid was possible and that he wouldn't die as the others, or if it was because he didn't wish to see her sadden.
"Don't do it" she whispered as she could understand what he was thinking, he thought about asking if she could read minds when he felt her head up on his shoulder and he turned towards her. She seemed to have fallen asleep and he understood that she was more exhausted then she leads on. It was easy to forget that she had internal bleeding, as she walked around, pretending it was nothing. He had never met anyone who had the power of their body healing on their own, but he understood that it requested a large amount of energy. Loki looked at her, smiling that she at least seemed peaceful and he made a blanket appear as he placed over her, before he summoned his book and began reading, not wishing to wake her.