Loki was a little scared to say the least but at the same time, he was kind of excited and anxious as to see what the year would look like.
Laufey noticed Loki's situation and offers him words of encouragement. "Son, please. Don't need to worry about anything. Whatever Asgard had fed you with such lies, we are going to disprove them."
Thor didn't like the sound of that statement. "You are all monsters in mind, no matter what happens, with the exception of Loki."
Laufey and Farbauti hated what Thor said about them. "No, we aren't monsters. Asgard are for telling you such fictitious things about us. But, no matter, I am not going to argue about a petty thing with you, Goldilocks."
Thor frowned at the nickname. Frigga managed to prevent Thor from spatting another comment towards the royal Jotuns. But, he was planning a future attack on them in the future if they were abusive in any way towards Loki.
Odin decided to use this time to speak up. "So, may I have a word with Loki?"
Both Laufey and Farbauti turned to give each other worried looks and then towards Loki. He was hiding away behind Frigga because he wasn't going to lie. He was a little scared.
"The conversation will be quick," Odin stated. Laufey nods in agreement. "Loki, please, I need to have a word with you."
Loki agreed and followed Odin and they were now a good several feet away from the frost giants so that they can converse in peace.
"What is it?" Loki wondered what Odin had to say in the matter. He wanted to take this chance and run towards the exit and leave for Asgard. But, decided against it because he knows what would happen to him if he did.
"Loki, what I need to say that is that I have Heimdall watching for anything bad that happens here. If something were to happen to you, Asgard as well as we, won't hesitate to come get you. Understand?"
Loki managed to nod. "Yes, I do understand. But, why do I have to stay behind a whole year. I am sure a year here is different from an Asgardian year."
Odin smiled because he knows about that topic well. "Well, a Jotun year is of course different from an Asgardian year, but not a lot, to be honest Loki. But, from what I know, there are a lot of events and holidays scattered, so you're going to have tons of fun with your two brothers."
Loki was a little confused with the last part. "What do you mean, have fun with my two brothers? From what I know, they could be like Thor."
Now, Odin was a little bothered by that. "No, Loki, don't say that. You don't know them and you say that just because they happened to be older than you."
Loki frowned. "And what kind of festivities is there in this wasteland?"
"Loki, I am not going to discuss your choices of words anymore. I am sure that Laufey and Farbauti will have to talk to you about that but to answer your question, there are a few main ones, such as the Mating Festival, which happened to be next week. But, I think that Laufey will not let you mate with other Jotuns, mostly because you're small and they're huge. I have no idea how that would work."
Loki flushed hard, having the mental image of him with another Jotun, a large female, mating. He has no idea how that would work. He thinks that she would squish him under all that weight. That gave him goosebumps.
"Oh my, thank you for the mental image," Loki said with a frown. He had his arms folded across his chest because it was his main nervous habit.
They were approached by Thor and Frigga moments later. "Odin and Loki, both Laufey and Farbauti are getting anxious with how long the two of you are talking."
Loki slightly smirked. "They should learn how to wait. If they are already getting impatient how the very short discussion we have, then they should start practicing that skill better."
Thor laughed at the comment. "Good one brother."
Odin and Frigga gave him a look of disapproval. And Thor chose to just ignore it because he knows the conversation he would have once they arrived at Asgard later.
"So, what now? I wish this year is done and I am free to leave," Loki said. His eyes darted across the large court room and there were several Jotun guards in their posts and were carrying several big and heavy weapons, ready to defend their royals.
"I know Loki, but I think that they a right to know you. Besides, we can write you letters if they let us to do so," Frigga said, trying to encourage Loki to be more upbeat about his current situation.
Loki smiled."You think, mother?"
She nods with a smile. "Of course. I don't think they aren't to deny it if we ask."
Their conversation was cut short by Farbauti. "Allfather and Allmother, may I have a word with you?"
They were caught off guard with the request. "For what?"
Laufey approached them seconds later. "It is private matters."
Both Odin and Frigga were sceptical about what they need to speak with them about.
"Alright then," Odin replied and Laufey led them away towards a room located near the thrones.
That left Loki, Thor, Helbindi, and Bylestir alone. Heldbindi approached the smaller Asgardians and was followed by Bylestir.
"Loki? Can you come?I have something to show you. I think you would like it," Helbindi said. He secretly hoped that Loki wouldn't use his magic against him or have Thor throw his hammer his way or towards Bylestir. Then, chaos would develop and it wouldn't end well for either party.
"For what?" Loki was a little skeptical as to what Helbindi was wanting to show him but then he thought he would show him a library. That thought sparked his interest.
"So, what do you say? Want to come? Thor can come too," Helbindi said.
Thor was a little skeptical of this offer, but obliged in order that no funny business happened. He also wanted to make sure that Loki was protected from outside harm or harm from reventful Jotuns who hate the Asgardians' presence at the palace.
"So, Loki, from what I know, you like literature, and we have this library I am sure you're going to like," Bylestir commented. He and his brother were showing the house to Thor and Loki.
Loki was seeing where everything was and when Bylestir mentioned about having a library, he felt himself smile because he LOVED books and literature.
"Yes, I do love to read, actually," he replies back with a smile.
Thor smiled because he knows that fact as true. Ever since Loki was small, his interest in books was something that he always fascinated him to no end. Day in and day out, he read book after book. Sometimes, he read books that consisted of spells and that is where most of his complicated spells came from.
"Of course. But, most of the books are written in the Jotun language and the rest are in Asgardian," Bylester said.
"I don't mind learning Jotun, actually," Loki confessed.
"Really? It is not an easy language to master, but I think you could handle it," Helbindi replied.
"Okay, but I think it is necessary for me to learn it because I am not sure if the rest of the Jotuns know Asgardian but jotun," Loki stated.
Thor was surprisingly quiet throughout the whole conversation and during the tour. Although he didn't want to admit, he found the palace quite beautiful. The halls were long and wide and the ceilings were rather very high. The colors (Thor thought that everything was blue/white and made out of ice and rock) were rather bright and that there were other colors than blue and white.
Helbindi and Bylestir showed the many rooms, which were the several guest rooms, the servants' rooms, the main kitchen, another kitchen nearby but smaller, the large library Bylestir said and then there was an attached smaller library, the courtroom, the gardens, the family private rooms, the game rooms, and some other rooms that both Loki and Thor didn't understand.
Finally, they arrived at a room. "And this is our parents' room. Those two doors there are my room and Helbindi's," Bylestir said as he points the doors with his long and pointy fingers. "And this is your own room, Loki. We started preparing it when we heard that you were going to stay here for a year. Mother and father, as well as a few servants, helped with the decorations."
Helbindi and Bylestir let Loki and Thor have a look inside. Loki was surprised to see that the room was large once inside.
There was a big bed at the end of the room, furnished with fur lined covers and big, fluffy pillows. Next to it, there was a small bookcase filled with books in the Asgardian language. And then Loki and Thor saw a door near the large window and both wondered what was inside.
"I see you are looking at the door. That is the closet. And that door over next to the window, is the bath," Bylestir said as he points towards a door which Loki and Thor had overlooked.
"Oh," Loki said. Then, he saw that there was a rug at the end of the bed and there was a dresser on the other side of the bed. And there was a trunk at the foot of the bed. He wondered what was inside. He assumed clothes.
"There are clothes in the trunk," Helbindi said.
Loki smiled. "Thank you. For all of this."
"It is no problem, little brother," Bylestir said with a grin.