"Thor? I must speak with you," Frigga said as she saw her oldest son pass her by. She was busy knitting a quilt when she heard Thor's footsteps outside her room. Quickly, Thor knocked in order to enter his mother's private quarters.

"You called me, mother?"

"Yes, I have, son. Come here, there are some things we have to discuss regarding Loki and his future with the Frost Giants."

Thor inhaled, knowing he was going to have this conversation sooner or later. But, he was wanting to avoid it altogether in order to prevent major heartache because he missed his younger brother. A lot.

"Mother, please. I miss Loki and having this conversation will only cause further hurt I cannot handle."

Frigga sadly smiles, knowing his pain all too well. She thinks about Loki when she was not busy with her Queen duties, but sometimes, her heart yearns for him to return as soon as possible.

"I know son, I miss him too. But, I think this will be the best for him because how Asgard never accepted him with open arms, and I believe they will never as they did with you, Thor. I think that Jotun will love him like we do."

"Just because he is a frost giant, mother?" Thor knew that answer but asked for confirmation.

"Yes, but that isn't the only answer, Thor. I am saying they will love him because he is a prince there, alongside with the facts that he is rather small compared to a normal sized Jotun. Besides, Loki will not have to hide his true self since Jotuns who possess magic are seen as blessings there."

Thor was a little confused. "A blessing? Magic is respected?"

Frigga laughs a little. "Yes, Thor. Although we the Asgardians value strength over magic, I am glad that Loki wouldn't be discriminated over his magic and his worth in society. I am sad about the fact that I was blind over his pain and his tears."

Thor didn't answer back because he knows he didn't defend his brother against others from constant bullying. He vowed when he was young to protect his Loki from others who might be not friendly or are mean, but he now saw that he broke that promise way too many times to count.

"Mother, is there a way for Loki to forgive me because I didn't do anything to protect him?"

"Well, I do actually. You two grew up together and had so many memories together. I am beyond sure that Loki will be willing to forgive."

Thor nods. He decides he would write Loki a letter concerning his thoughts on the current situation and their relationship.

"Mother, I think that I write him a letter soon. I do hope that he will forgive me."

"I am sure he will Thor. Do not worry about a thing."

Loki was seen packing his belongings, due to the fact that we will be jetting towards Jotun in about two days' time. To say the least, he was both scared and nervous. He keeps going back to all the tales of the Jotuns while he was growing up. He believes that the entire Jotun race will slaughter him upon sight.

Soon, a small knock interrupted his train of thoughts.

"Come in," Loki says. He didn't bother turning his attention towards his visitor, rather to the clothes in front of him.

"Loki? Can I speak with you?"

It was Frigga. Loki suddenly stopped what he was doing and quickly runs towards his mother, hugging her tight.

"Oh honey, please don't cry," Frigga tries to soothe a sad and crying Loki.

"How can I? I am going to that miserable place in two days."

"But, I believe that you will be loved there, way better than here."

Loki wasn't convinced. Asgard was one realm, but Jotun was a whole another world. From what he heard, all Jotuns were savages and he doesn't want to be around them or near them, for that matter.

"Loki, can you do something for me?"

Loki nods because he loves his mother over anything. He hugs her even tighter, causing Frigga to hug him in return.

"Farbauti, can you come over here please?" Laufey asks when he sees his wife walking nearby. She was seen talking to a female maid about something related to the upcoming festival Jotun will be having in 2 weeks' time.

"Yes, Laufey?" Farbauti dismisses the maid in order to talk with her husband in private. "What do you need?"

"Just one thing. I think that I want Loki to be able to stay with us for a year. Just for him to get to know us better and to dismiss any misconceptions he has about us and Jotun in general."

Farbauti smiles because she was thinking the exact same thing for a couple of days. She wants her youngest son to get to know his birth family and birth realm a little better before coming to conclusions quickly and to squash any false misconceptions about them. She knows that Loki, as well as Asgard, grew up listening to 'scary' stories regarding all Jotuns being monsters and all.

"Well Laufey, I think it is a very great idea. But we have to speak with Odin and Frigga, especially Loki, about this first. I know for a fact that Loki will hate to stay with us for an entire year."

"I believe that we can help our son," Laufey says after thinking how to break the news to the Asgardians over the change of plans.

Laufey then kisses his wife, because he thinks and believes that winning Loki over will be a long battle. A battle they might never succeed in winning, but they are going to try.

Both decided for the best to send a messenger to go carry the news over to Asgard and see what the king and queen think of the idea, and then meet face to face for a longer discussion about how things would work out and break the news easier to Loki.

"I think that we could tip-toe the news to Loki," Farbauti suggested. She doesn't want him to be angrier.

"That is a good idea, but the news is still going to hurt him," Laufey responded.

"We have to say it in order to see it."

"Alright then."

Helbindi and Bylester came into their room, asking questions about when was Loki going to arrive in Jotun.

"Well, he will arrive as soon as possible. But, you all know about all the lies he was fed throughout the years about Jotun and the Frost Giants. It will take a while for those ideas to go away. And please, be gentle with him. He may be a frost giant but is smaller in size," Laufey says in a stern voice. He was concerned that while Loki was with them, Loki would wound up hurt in some way due to his size. He might have bodyguards whenever he steps outside the palace.

"Don't worry about a thing father. He will be safe with us, right Helbindi?"

Helbindi nods furiously. He wanted to know his baby brother so badly.

"Okay, here is what is going to happen. We are going to send a messenger and to pass the Asgardians the news, and we go from there. We are going to plan to break the news, slowly, to Loki because he is somewhat scared of us," Farbauti said.

"Why would our brother be scared of us mother?" Helbindi asked, confused.

"Because all Asgardians are told stories of Jotuns being monsters and murderers who killed for fun," Laufey responds.

"He doesn't need to be scared of us. We are all nice. Just like there are some bad Asgardians, there are some bad Jotuns as well, right mother?" Bylester said.

"Right son. We are thinking that Loki should stay with us for a year, what do you two think?" Laufey asks.

"I think it is a very great idea. We will get to know him better," Helbindi responded with a smile. He was excited to meet his little (and short) brother soon. He was planning to show him everything Jotun has to offer, ranging from the delicious food they eat every day to the books they enjoyed reading to the festivals they had throughout the year. And he knows that since Loki is a small Jotun, due to being a gift to Jotuns by the gods, the females would be all over him.

"Mother, when would he arrive here?" Bylester asked.

"In a few days if everything goes according to plan," Farbauti responds.

"I can't wait," Helbindi said, earning a smile from Laufey, because he can't wait to see and hug his son either.