Life has been crazy. I now have a job. Sigyn is kind of a badass this chapter. That is all.
One day, Loki would learn to stop agreeing with his brother's hare-brained ideas for 'glorious battles'. This time, Thor had led to Nornheim to seek information from the Norns, seers of all fates. However, one of the warriors insulted a priestess there, causing old Urd to release a demon horde on them. They fought off and killed many of them, but the battle was slowly being lost. Loki quickly devised a plan of escape, and after calling everyone to him, created a cloud of smoke and some copies that hid them and allowed them to retreat safely. It was nice to be thanked for saving everyone's lives for once.
Back at the stables, everyone was laughing, still high on adrenaline, giddy from battle and being alive. It was exhilarating. After a while, only Loki and Thor were left. That was when Sigyn came in. Her golden hair was tied up in knot, and she was wearing simple working clothes. Her mouth was set in a thin, firm line.
"Is it true? What Fandral told me? You all almost died?"
Neither brother answered until she shouted, "Tell me what happened!"
Thor finally spoke up, "We went to see the Norns, and one of our warriors insulted a priestess there by accident. Urd set her demons on us as punishment. We would have been lost if not for Loki."
She continued to glare at Thor, so he continued, "He... created a cloud of smoke to hide our escape. It was ingenious. He saved all our lives."
"Why did you travel to Nornheim in the first place?"
Loki looked to his brother, who clearly wanted to not answer the question, but still replied, "I went to question them about my fate… if I would be king one day."
The sound of Sigyn's hand connecting with Thor's face rang throughout the barn. Thor at least had tact enough to not look angry about it. He would not look at her.
"You idiot! You risked ten lives just to feel better about yourself? Do you think of no one but yourself, Thor? People could have died today!"
"It was not I who insulted a priestess!"
"No, it was one of your oafish friends!" Sigyn spat venomously, "Even if Fandral hadn't told me it was Bjorn, I could have guessed it! If you want to be king, you must not surround yourself with flatterers and fools but wise people who have opinions of their own! Do you think Allfather's court and counselors bow to his every whim? No, or else ours would not be the most powerful of the Nine Realms!"
Loki was impressed with how easily she made Thor look sheepish.
"What would have happened if Loki were not there to save you?"
Thor still wouldn't look at her, so she turned her ire on Loki, giving him a slap to the face, yelling, "And you! Why didn't you stop him? You knew this was foolish, yet you let him do it! What if you had died? What would I do then? You are as bad as he is sometimes, thinking nothing of those who love you and only of your own glory! I would die without you!"
Sigyn was then too overcome with emotion and stormed out of the barn, tears threatening to fall from her eyes. The brothers were silent for several moments until Thor said, "The lady has quite an arm."
"Yes, she certainly does."
"I will make sure to never anger her again."
"Oh, I agree. Definitely."
Loki started to leave, still rubbing his jaw.
"Brother!"
He turned. Thor stood in the same spot, looking at him. Finally, the older prince said, "Brother… you are lucky to have her."
"I know."
Loki would need a whole garden of flowers to apologize for this.
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