They left the car and went to the building. Minutes later Darcy was opening the loft's door.
- Jane, look who I've found!
Jane came to the door. When she saw Thor, she ran towards him, hugging him.
- Finally you are here! Oh, thank you…
- You're safe know, my darling.
They kissed. Loki and Darcy glanced at each other, constrained and smiling.
- So, brother… the talisman… - Loki started, making them stop the kiss.
- I kill you the next time you do that! – Thor said, looking at Loki, smiling.
Loki closed his eyes, making a desperate face.
- So, this is your brother. – Jane said.
- Yes, my brother Loki.
Jane smiled:
- Hello… but shouldn't you be in jail? I remember what you did in New York.
Oh, my father, Odin, punished me. But I'm well now.
- Humpf!
Thor said, finishing that conversation:
- We are here because I know you're in danger. Darcy told me about the talisman. What does it do?
- Here is it. – Jane took it from her pocket, showing a piece of metal, carved with red and purple gems. It was old, in a shape of a flower. – I bought it from an old woman who was selling old stuff on a market. She told me about it: it was from an ancient witch. I didn't trust it, but some weird things are happing around it.
- Darcy told me. Can you make it shine? Can we see the shadows?
Loki reached the talisman and asked for it. Jane gave it to him. He looked at it, very carefully. Then he made a movement with the other hand and blew in its direction.
The talisman started to glow and shadows covered the room. A cold air rose from the floor and they listened:
"Who is holding my heart? I can see you, magician, I can hear your soul. You don't belong here, leave my World… go away… Your magic is not mine, I can feel it, I can smell it! You think you know, you believe you understand, but you don't…"
- Who are you, witch? – Loki asked, talking to the shadows.
"Do you want to know? Curious boy… ancient boy… you want to know. I was glad to find the girl, but she doesn't understand magic, she is not curious about it… fear, only fear on her heart. A deep sadness too, loving a stranger… your brother. You both strangers in these lands, you can't understand… Magic is not dead here, magic is stronger than you think. But you know it so well, Loki… you know it so well…"
- What do you want? – He asked, amazed.
"I want to meet you. She was cold and stupid. Scientist, I know. But you are so much interesting… Loki…"
- How do you know me?
"I know everything… meet me, meet me where I live, near the Lake, now they have new names… Glastonbury… I will be waiting for you."
From the shadows, a figure appeared. It was paler than the other shadows and it has some similarities with a woman. She approached Loki and touched his face.
"Find me, release me…"
And then, she vanished. The shadows disappeared and so did the cold. They were looking at each other, confused.
- Wow, the witch wants to meet you, brother. – Thor said.
- So, let's go.