A/N: Okay, so I'm technically cheating a bit, as this isn't a proper chapter - but I had so much fun filling out this character questionnaire, and I thought it would be worth sharing with you faithful readers, as it will give you some more insight to Sigyn as a character (including a better physical description). Hope you enjoy - and look for a proper Chapter 31 later this week!

Character Name: Sigyn Aradottir

Age: The Midgardian equivalent of between 25 and 28 years old.

Appearance: Blue eyes (described more completely in #43 below), hair the color of caramel just before it's cooked too long. Fairly tall - 5'10" or so. Athletically built, but perhaps a little curvier now since the birth of her son.

1. What do you know about this character now that s/he doesn't yet know? How many children she is going to eventually have, their names, and what they will look like. :)

2. What is this character's greatest flaw? Her willingness to let others have control over her and her desires – something she is blessedly learning to combat within herself (and she's doing a pretty good job here lately).

3. What do you know about this character that s/he would never admit? That she absolutely loves it when Loki talks dirty to her – the filthier the better.

4. What is this character's greatest asset? Her patience and her work ethic (yes, I know that's two, but they kind of go hand in hand).

5. If this character could choose a different identity, who would s/he be? When she was the queen's handmaiden, she would have said 'an inter-realm diplomat'; but now that she's actually working toward and achieving that goal, she would say she's very happy with her current identity.

6. What music does this character sing to when no one else is around? She loves to hum the song that was playing when Loki danced with her on the palace terrace, right before he kissed her for the first time.

7. In what or whom does this character have the greatest faith? Her husband, even though he's never really done anything to earn it (yet).

8. What is this character's favorite movie? If she is ever introduced to movies while on Midgard, I think she would gravitate to comedies (she's had far too much sadness and angst in her real life – she needs the escape).

9. Does this character have a favorite article of clothing? Favorite shoes? The blue dress she wore to the queen's birthday celebration. She might at one time have said the gown she wore to Thor's failed coronation…but we won't talk about what happened to that one. Shoes? Anything comfortable. Though, I think she might just get introduced to the concept of a "CFM pump" while on Midgard – which Loki will find highly amusing (and devastatingly erotic).

10. Does this character have a vice? Name it. Given the chance, which isn't often, she enjoys drinking Asgardian wine to the point of slight drunkenness – it's a pleasant way of blurring her anxieties.

11. Name this character's favorite person (living or dead). Ari Lokason, without question, followed closely by Loki No-One's-Son.

12. What is this character's secret wish? That she will eventually be blessed with one more child by Loki, and that he will be there for the entire pregnancy/birth.

13. What is this character's proudest achievement? Carrying to term and giving birth to her son Ari.

14. Describe this character's most embarrassing moment. Probably when Loki tricked her into having loud sex in her apartment while her brother was home, under the guise that he had silenced her room with an enchantment (when in actuality, he had done no such thing – in fact, he most likely amplified it instead).

15. Describe this character's most devastating moment. (Aside from the death of her father and the "death" of Loki…) As far as devastating moments in her life go, you probably couldn't do much worse than when Loki – newly entrusted with the throne of Asgard right after discovering his true nature – told her she was essentially no more than a fuck buddy (in a spectacularly cruel bid to get her to hate him as much as he hated himself).

16. What is this character's greatest fear? That her son will experience unkindness and pain because of his half-jotun heritage, and there will be nothing she can do to prevent it.

17. What is this character's deepest regret? She regrets not fighting harder for the truth after #15, instead of letting Loki dictate her happiness in that moment. She wonders often if things would have worked out differently for both of them if she had.

18. What is this character's greatest achievement? As of Chapter 30, she would say training to become an Asgardian ambassador – and being able to put her newly acquired skills to the test by holding her own against Tony Stark.

19. What is this character's greatest hope? That her husband finds a way to earn his freedom, and that one day both Loki and Ari will be able to live freely in their true jotun forms.

20. Does this character have an obsession? Name it. Loki's smell – that combination of his leather overcoat, and the soap he uses that has a hint of rosemary and sage, and the mint and wine of his breath all layered over his natural male scent. If she could find a way to bottle it and carry it around with her everywhere she went, she would.

21. What is this character's greatest disappointment? That her father was never able to see everything she has accomplished, but mostly that he was never able to meet his grandson.

22. What is this character's worst nightmare? That her husband will earn his freedom, only to backslide and somehow end up back in prison (or worse).

23. Whom does this character most wish to please? And why? For the longest time, she would have said Loki, because she wanted to earn his love and devotion. Now, however, I think she would say she wishes to please herself, not in a selfish way, but in a hey-I-deserve-happiness-too kind of way.

24. Describe this character's mother. Dagmar Sigmundsdottir. Married a high-ranking diplomat whose lifestyle allowed her to stay home and raise their two children. Now widowed, she pushed Sigyn to get an appointment at the palace, for the sole purpose of finding a highly-placed husband. Got way more than she bargained for when her daughter caught the eye of Prince Loki. Absolutely devoted grandmother to Ari Lokason, the child she not-so-inadvertently helped create.

25. Describe this character's father. Ari Sigarrson. Asgardian diplomat and ambassador. Perished during a failed diplomatic mission to Niðavellir approximately 3 years before the events of Illusion. Doted on his daughter, encouraging her to pursue her studies (even against the wishes of his own wife). Sigyn misses him terribly, and thinks he would have grudgingly approved of Loki, but that he also would have adored his little namesake.

26. If s/he had to choose, with whom would this character prefer to live? With Loki and Ari, in Loki's old chambers in the palace (which would necessarily need to be remodeled to accommodate the addition of a growing infant).

27. Where does this character fall in birth order? What effect does this have? She is the baby of the family, the younger sister to one older brother. This has caused her much grief, mainly because her brother Edmund doesn't believe that she can be trusted to care for herself – a belief she is happily proving false on a daily basis.

28. Describe this character's siblings or other close relatives. She has one brother, Edmund, who is older than her by around 5 years or so. He is a Royal Guard in service to the King and Queen of Asgard. When their father died, he made it his solemn duty to care for his little sister in his place, to the point of being unbearably controlling. He wants Sigyn's happiness, but he also thinks he knows what's best for her, which causes him to attempt to be more involved in her choices than he should be. He hates Loki, blaming him for everything bad that has happened to Sigyn (even when those things are a direct result of her own choices).

29. Describe this character's bedroom. Describe three cherished items. When she lived with Edmund, her bedroom had the Asgardian equivalent of a full-sized bed, a small wardrobe with a mirrored door, a side table, and a small trunk. Her rooms in the palace are much more extravagant, consisting of a much larger bed, fireplace with furnished sitting area, an en suite washroom/bathroom, a balcony, and an attached nursery. Three cherished items – a tunic of her father's, her collection of books, and the shawl Loki conjured for her the night of his mother's birthday celebration (in a highly successful attempt to woo her with his magic hands). ;)

30. What is this character's birth date? How does this character manifest traits of her astrological sign? Well, as she's not from Earth, this wouldn't really apply. I would say she was born in the Asgardian springtime, though.

31. If this character had to live in seclusion for six months, what six items would she bring? A comb for her hair, a portrait of her son, a pen and paper (I'm going to cheat and say that's one item), and her three favorite books.

32. Why is this character angry? She is angry that she has to keep her son's true nature hidden from the general public, even though she reluctantly understands why she must.

33. What calms this character? Snuggling with Ari just after he's had a bath. The rhythm of certain Midgardian poetry. Loki's fingers as he traces the slope of her neck between her ear and her shoulder.

34. Describe a recurring dream or nightmare this character might have. She has very vivid recurring dreams that involve Loki – the details of which she wouldn't share upon pain of death. (They're totally kinky sex dreams). ;)

35. List the choices (not circumstances) that led your character to his/her current predicament. The biggest was accepting an appointment as Queen Frigga's handmaiden when it was offered to her, as in all likelihood she and Loki never would have met otherwise. Spending time with Loki on the night of his mother's birthday celebration. Becoming his lover. Choosing not to terminate her unexpected pregnancy. Working towards furthering her education and becoming a diplomat. And most recently, choosing to go to Midgard with Thor against Loki's fervent wishes.

36. List the circumstances over which this character has no control. Loki's choices, and how they have affected everyone and everything around her. Whether or not Loki can earn his freedom. Ummmmm...really, everything Loki does in general, to her continued frustration and heartbreak.

37. What wakes this character in the middle of the night? Her infant son, quite literally. Figuratively? Her worry that Loki will never see the outside of his prison cell again.

38. How would a stranger describe this character? Poised. Pretty, in the nondescript way of someone who doesn't try too hard to accentuate her best features. Quiet and reserved, but observant, with a hint of eagerness and curiosity just below the surface.

39. What does this character resolve to do differently every morning? She resolves to trust more in herself and in her strengths and abilities.

40. Who depends on this character? Why? Before her current circumstances, the queen, when Sigyn was her handmaiden, and her brother Edmund when she was his roommate. Now? Ari, of course. But also Loki, because of her unwavering faith that he can be a good man, husband, and father.

41. If this character knew she had exactly one month to live, what would she do? She would write long letters to Ari for him to read when he's grown, full of advice and anecdotes about her life and reassurances that she loved him with her whole heart, unashamedly and unreservedly. She would indulge in all her favorite foods, re-read her favorite books, ask for forgiveness for any wrongs, and make sure those closest to her understand how much she cared for them. And she would make love to her husband as often as she could, kiss him deeply, hug him tightly – and do everything in her power to convince him that the best way to honor her memory would be to stay out of trouble and raise their son well. (But if we're being completely honest, Loki would spend the entire month finding any way possible to keep her alive, through medicine, sorcery, or downright bribery of the Norns.)

42. How would a dear friend or relative describe this character? Fiercely loyal. Smarter than she gives herself credit for. Patient and kind. Has a passion for learning. Unwavering in her determination once she has her mind set on something. Willing to fight for what she believes in against anyone – up to and including the Allfather himself.

43. What is the character's most noticeable physical attribute? Probably her large eyes – a color that Loki would describe as "the exact shade of the Asgardian sky, the mid-day blue that hovers at the edge of the horizon right before the void swallows it up".

44. What is this character hiding from him/herself? Just how much Loki's penchant for chaos excites her in ways she'd rather not admit.

45. Write one additional thing about your character. She is desperately curious to know what sex with Loki in his jotun form will be like. :D