CHAPTER 2

The great hall was fild with laughter and chatter. Everyone had a great time, not just because of the foreign guests, but also because the Asgardians tried to challenge the elves to a drinking competition. The result was always the same: the elves won and while the Allfather already had a red nose, Thranduil sat fabulously in his chair and drank one cup of wine after the other. Also Thor Odinson had a great time trying to compete against Thranduil's son Legolas Greanleaf, who smirked when Thor sunk hammered in his chair, drunk. Legolas turned to his father and said "I feel something, a light tingling in the fingers. I think it's affecting me". Everyone roared when they heard the Mirkwood's prince's words.
When the night came down, Odin decided that their meeting should be moved to the next day so that his guests might have some proper sleep after their long journey. All elves were grateful, since every one of them still seemed to be a bit confused after their ride with the Bifrost.

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Loki was already wide awake when the guards brought him his breakfast. "Today is the day! Today I can leave this forsaken cell and leave Asgard once and for all!" The guard didn't notice the smile that spread over his face and left. "I'll just have to wait for a few more hours until the meeting has started. Who would I be if I wouldn't try to cause some mischief?" Relaxed he sat back in his chair, took a book from the table next to him and began to read.

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The great hall made a whole different impression on Thranduil this morning. There were no long tables with food and wine on them, no people gathering around, trying to look at him and his kin and roaring and laughing all the time. Now there were only were Odin and his council in this huge room and watched him as he made his way to the throne. "My throne is more impressive" he thought as he stepped towards Odin, smiled and bowed his head a little, not too much. He didn't want to sink so deep to have to kneel to the Allfather. Thranduil thought of himself as no less powerful than Odin.
"Let the meeting begin!"

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"Let the meeting begin!" those words floated through the air to Loki's ears. Smiling, he laid his book away and stepped to the force field. He looked around if any guard was nearby and then he placed his long elegantly fingers on the force field who held him in this chamber. Without any noise it broke down, leaving a mischievously grinning Loki. He put an illusion over the cell and himself as he made his way up to the throne room. "This is getting rather fun, isn't it?" His plan wasn't to just simply burst into the meeting. First, he had to visit Thor so that this witless oaf would run to his father and disturb the council. The rest would fall into place just as he had planned it.
Loki didn't have to search long for his adoptive brother. As usual he was practicing fighting against one of his comrade-in-arms, sometimes even all of them at once. This time he duelled Lady Sif, while Fandral, Volstagg and Hogun were watching. "Exactly the audience I need!"