The next day, Thor woke Ava up by barging into her room. "Come on, wake up Sister." He commanded as he walked over to her bed.

Ava groaned and tossed a pillow at him. "Go away, Thor."

Thor knew that Ava was not a morning person, but he wanted her to get up. He and his friends were going to make things up to her for Fandrall being so mean the previous day. "Come on, we're going to redo yesterday and actually go on our adventure."

"I don't want to get up." Ava replied.

"If you don't get up, I'll pull you out of bed." Thor replied.

"No." Ava replied simply.

Thor walked over and yanked his little sister from bed and tossed her up in the air. A giggle escaped her lips as Thor caught her and then placed her on her feet. "Now get ready. We are going on our adventure."

Ava shook her head. "I don't want to go. You go without me."

"Is this because of Fandrall? He promised to be nice today."

Ava shook her head. "I just have my own plans for the day."

It took a little more convincing, but Ava finally got Thor to leave her alone. She went over to her wardrobe and pulled out a long-sleeved green dress and cloak. She changed into them and pulled her hair into a simple braid. She then snuck out of the palace and headed for the mountains. She climbed up as she had the previous day. This time she readilly leaped from her place and landed gracefully on her feet in the Jotunheim.

Ava walked straight to the temple. She was happy to see Loki already waiting for her with a small fire going. "Loki." She said with a smile.

The small Jotun boy turned to look at Ava with a smile of his own. "You came."

"Of course I came. You are my friend." Ava replied as she walked closer and hugged him.

Loki hugged her back. "What should we do?" He asked her as he pulled away.

"What do you usually do when you come here?"

"I study what is left of these books." Loki answered, gesturing to the scattered and damaged books on the floor. "My father doesn't know that I come here and study the old ways."

"Are they magic books?" Ava asked as she looked at them.

"Some of them, yes." Loki replied. "I'll never be able to master magic as I would like. These books are incomplete...some of them have pages missing."

"My mother is teaching me magic...I can teach you what I know and bring my books to share with you." Ava suggested.

Loki's eyes widened. "You would do that?"

Ava nodded. "Yeah. It will be fun."

Ava and Loki began their lessons with Loki showing Ava the little he had been able to learn on his own. A couple of his tricks were ones Ava hadn't yet learned. After their lesson, they sat by the fire. "What is it like on Asgard?" Loki asked.

Ava looked over at him, surprised by his question, but intrigued by his curiosity. "It's bright and golden. Lush green grass and beautiful flowers. Grand buildings and...loud people...especially my brother. He's the loudest of them all...but he's a good big brother."

"It must be nice having a brother... I have no one like that."

Ava wrapped her arms around Loki in a tight hug. "I wish you would come back to Asgard with me. I bet my brother would like you. He may be loud, but he is kind."

"I doubt anyone on Asgard would like me." Loki replied.

"I like you." Ava countered. "And I am the princess...I could get everyone else to understand."

"Princess?" Loki asked. "You mean your father and mother are King Odin and Queen Frigga?"

Ava nodded. "I know I could get the others to understand, Loki. Once they meet you, they would know how kind you are."

"If I were to ever come to Asgard, only you could know. I don't think they would understand so easily."

Ava was sure she could convince her parents of Loki's kindness and if they believed everyone else would follow. Of course she also knew she couldn't push to much. She would get him to come to Asgard someday. "Well, I guess that just means I'll have to keep coming here to see you."

Loki smiled. "Being your friend is enough."

Ava smiled back at him. "And so is being your friend."