Their meeting has been and emotional one. Frigga had thrown herself in his arms crying. He has sensed her appear in front of the ward and walk to his door but he did not expect her to act this way. At most, he thought she would want to talk to him, make him come back, this reaction was weird.

She had cried herself into exhaustion and he has to take her in the couch to let her rest. She did not let go of him the whole time but the small smile on her face kept him from forcing her to let go. It has been a long time since he saw her cry and he never liked it.

He was pleased by what it meant. She has missed him. He knew she loved him; she has taken care of him from a babe to his adulthood. She did not dare to take his side when he had wished for but he knew her position was difficult. He was not informed of the new laws on Äsgard and as such, he still considered her as shackled because of her position of queen.

When she woke up, he presented her his family. Her reaction to the children has been highly amusing to him. She took them in her arms so fast they could not react. Wanda accepted the hug from her now dubbed "ma" as Frigga insisted she called her. Harold and Pietro reacted as he would expect from small boys, they tried their hardest to escape her hug. He knew better, as a child he accepted the fact he would never be able to escape her arms if she did not want him to.

After that, he took her around the place. She met with most of his acquaintances and got along with most of them. The X-men were not sure how to act as she was a queen from another world and he could see on their faces how anxious they were. He was highly amused.

The visit of the town went faster since he just passed by and explained what he was doing on Midgard. As time passed, he could almost feel the pride radiating from her. He asked her if she wanted to stay and she nodded rapidly while an exited Wanda dragged her and Sylvi to play.

Somehow, she accepted Sylvi readily even though she knew who she was. He has expected her to disapprove his choice. He could not lie to himself, he was whipped. Her will was his will, she has managed what a lot of people tried for a long time, make him her.

It was gradual but staying with her made him feel accepted, it was the same feeling he had with Sigyn. Speaking of Sigyn, he hoped she was still all right. He could barely feel the protection he put on her and his kids. The distance was too great to sense them properly.

She stayed with them for a whole month, spending time with either the children and Sylvi or him. The time they had spent together helped mend their fractured relationship and her willingness to learn the Midgardian way pleased him.

He knew it was only a matter of time before his father found him but he could not found himself caring anymore. He has a family, friends and things to do here. Äsgard was the last of his worry. He felt at ease here, free, he did not have to do anything for "the greater good".

He still wondered why he cared so much back then, looking at Harold, he could only guess. His son has changed since he first took him in. He was searching for acceptance and recognition so much it hurt him to think about it. It felt like looking in a mirror.

Now, he was much more open, mischievous and happy. For Wanda, hearing her condition from Xavier, she also changed a lot. She was smiling more and her magical growth has been impressive.

Overall, he was feeling nice.

XoX Zatanna PoV XoX

It went better than expected. The diner they had with Loki and his wife went well. They mostly talked about magic and the different branches used. She had learned a lot from the two long-lived magicians. Morgana has been less pleased by the meeting.

She did not hide her wish to have Loki as a consort or husband. Zatanna could understand. Due to her heritage, the Fae was almost immortal and wanting a partner with a lifespan as long as herself would be difficult. Even more since she wanted him to be an arcane user.

She was silent for a large part of the dinner but relented and it went pleasantly. She even gave them a token to contact her, be it for invitation or help.

As for herself, she was pleased to say she has made a great friend in Sylvi, or at least she hoped. The woman displayed a deep knowledge of magic and a joking side she did not expect from a woman like her. However, if Loki was the god of mischief, she should have expected it.

Bruce would be displeased with her. He has asked her to put a spying device to observe them but she could not bring herself to do it. They had been pleasant the whole time and Loki even helped her with a small problem she has with a spell she recently learned.

She could not repay kindness with such an act. When she left, she caught a glimpse of the children, two boy and one girl. They seemed to be around the same age and their curious glint has been extremely funny.

She even saw morgana smile at them. When Sylvi left to take them back to their room, she saw how strange the house was: the door appeared from anywhere and now that she paid attention to her surrounding, she could see the decoration move and switch.

It has been a while since she went in a sorcerer lair and even DR Strange house was not so "magical". The only place she could think about when she wanted to compare it was the various wizards streets around the world. They had this wonderful aura around them… She loved to visit Paris for this reason.

When she finally was back to the Wayne manor, she let herself fall in the guestroom bed. It was rare to be able to talk with fellow magician. The witch and wizards did not like her because of her special sorcery and the others known magician tended to avoid contact.

Dr Strange, Dr fate, Miss Harkness and Morgana were the only magician she could turn to if she needed help. Some Like Brother voodoo would help if they wanted but she knew it would depend on how they felt and it was better to see them as neutral party than ally.

Personally, she liked to talk with shaman. He was nice and his advice were mostly sound. His link to earth and knowledge of medicine made him invaluable and most of the villain/heroes avoided conflict with him because of this. He had proved repeatedly his knowledge when dealing with unknown sickness and dangerous virus.

Falling asleep, she closed her eyes and smiled. Things were happening a lot faster than predicted and it was chaotic. She liked it. Bruce not so much but she did not really care, magic was singing with joy, she could feel it.

She did not see the smiling Alfred close the door of her room. The old butler has heard her appear in the manor and made sure it was her. No magician ever dared to invade the Wayne manor but it did not hurt to make sure.