It took Maisy a moment to process what Odin had said and when she did she furrowed her brow and clenched her fists.

"Excuse me?!"

"You will not be returning to earth," Odin repeated calmly.

"That's not your decision to make! You don't have any control over me any more! Idunn healed my wounds, I can go wherever I want!"

"It is because you have eaten Idunn's apple that I am ordering you to stay," Odin said, "There are none on Midgard who will live as long as you will. It is a kindness to keep you here."

"No! You can't-"

"But I can. There is no danger to you here any more, Tyr is dead. You will be safe and you will live out your days in a palace. What more could you ask for?"

"I, but, you can't, I want to go home!"

"You are home."

"Dat's not fair!" Linn piped up.

"My friends are on earth, my family! My, my doctor!"

Odin raised a brow and looked genuinely concerned.

"For what reason would you need a doctor? We have the finest healers in all of the realms here."

"Thor didn't tell you?" Maisy asked, her hand straying to her lower stomach. Odin's eyes widened.

"Tell me what?"

"I'm pregnant."

Odin's jaw actually dropped and he stumbled backward in surprise. Maisy hadn't realized he'd be so astounded by the idea of having a grandchild. He floundered around for a moment before regaining his composure.

"You… you're… Great Norns!" He laughed sincerely, a sound Maisy had never heard before, "You're pregnant?!"

"Yes."

"With m-Loki's child?"

"Of course with his child! Why does everyone keep asking that?! Who else would I have a kid with?!" She snapped.

"Oh Norns," Odin ran a hand through his fluffy white hair, a gesture that didn't seem quite natural on him, "Oh Norns you're pregnant!"

"What's gotten into you?" Maisy asked suspiciously, "You're acting weird."

He straightened up and cleared his throat.

"Apologies. I am simply excited at the idea of a grandchild."

"So you can see why I want to go back to earth, right? My doctor is there and my dad-"

"I will not even entertain the idea of you leaving now," Odin said firmly.

"Why not?!"

"While you could leave your royal status behind now that Loki is dead, your child cannot."

"No! My baby is not going to be raised as some Asgardian spoiled brat!" Maisy exclaimed.

"Oh yes it is," Odin smiled slightly, "Furthermore, since the father of your child was an Asgardian citizen, and I am king of Asgard, I have full command over the baby. You will stay here to ensure its safety."

"You can't do that! That's not how that works!"

"Yeah!" Linn growled, "Maisy wants to go home! Let us leave!"

"No," Odin laughed, "You are staying right here."

"You horrible old man!" Maisy growled, "I hate you!"

"I must get back to running the kingdom," Odin grinned, "Don't worry, I'll send someone to clean up these bodies. I'm thinking we shall bury Tyr in the fertilizer pile. That's all he's good for at any rate."

"I thought he was your friend," Maisy didn't really care what happened to her would be murderer, but something was not adding up.

"Now he is no one's friend but the worms," Odin gave a cheerful wave, "I will speak to you alone tonight. Over a private dinner."

"Why?"

"Because I am king and I said so."

He left.

Linn and Maisy gaped after him and then looked at each other.

"So, uh," Linn said, "We're gonna break outta here tonight, right?"

"Yeah, we definitely are," Maisy nodded, "And I know just how we'll do it."

A note from the author: Sorry for making you guys wait so long, my life is kinda... not fantastic at the moment. But that's fine. Fanfiction is a good escape. I can't wait to see how you guys are going to feel about the upcoming chapters!

Thank you so much for reading/favoriting/following!

Special thanks to my reviwers:

Ninja Squirrel: Oh man, that would have been cruel! I'm probably not that horrible. And we shall just have to wait and see what's up with Odin... Also, the creepy light elf was called Tzefira and I'm not sure which realm you were thinking of, but Melantha is from Svartalfheim. :)

QueenBookDragon: BECAUSE ODIN SAID SO. XD And that's final! ;)

Lwolf: Oh yeah, something is definitely going on in Asgard. Lots of things, actually. But all the twisty plots will have to wait a bit while Maisy does some escape plotting!

Dragoncat: I wonder where such a spell would lead her? Hmm...

Thanks for being the awesome, patient, and wonderful readers that you are! I hope to post again soon, but we'll see how this week goes. :)