"You have been rather morose of late Loki. What troubles you?" Loki looked at his mother and wished he could tell her how much he had been hurting the past two weeks. But hos was he to explain all that had happened, all that he felt? "Mother I am fine just focusing on the wedding is all. So much to be done." Thor looked at him with questioning eyes. "Loki what did you do to your hand?" In the all the chaos and emotion he had not thought to heal his fractured hand with magic. He looked down at it and tried to hide it. "Oh my word son what has happened?" Before he could shield her away his mother was examining his hand. He searched his mind for a legitimate reason, a passable lie. "I...I got overwhelmed." Well that was technically the truth he thought. "All the planning and pressure got to me and I lost my control for a moment. But I am fine." Frigga looked at her son for a long moment before speaking. "Son I know when you are lying. I can clearly see you are hurting and that you are overwhelmed. But clearly you are not fine. Far beyond it from what I can see. So tell me the truth...what troubles you?" Loki did not want to burden his mother. Did not want to disappoint her with his actions. He thought about running, running until he had reached the end of Asgard. But Thor would never let him get that far. "Mother I believe this has something to do with Emma Taylor. Isabella has been talking my ear off about her. She feels Loki has an inappropriate relationship with the mortal." Frigga looked at her son. She had seen this coming. When she had seen Loki's face the first time he saw Emma she knew. Emma had captured Loki's heart from the beginning. "Loki you live Emma don't you?" Loki backed up and became defensive. "No don't be absurd. Why would I love her?" Thor looked at his brother with a saddened gaze. "Loki we have all seen the way you look at her. Your eyes light up when in her presence. Even Eowyn can see it, though she has played it off as mere lust." Loki looked down afraid to even admit to himself the truth. "Son have you bedded her?" Loki looked shocked at the question yet guilty of the act. "Yes she has been my lover the for a month and a half until these last two weeks. Every night I have shared her bed with her." Loki began to cry uncontrollably. "Mother I love her and I have ruined it. I pushed her away and called her horrible names. All she wanted was for me to fight for her and I failed her. Mother she is utter perfection and I abused the love she gave me. Now she hates me and I have lost her. I feel as though I should rip my heart out it aches so much. Please don't hate me for choosing a mortal." Frigga embraced her son with a heavy heart. "Loki you are my son and I could never hate you. I am proud of you for admitting your faults. For admitting you love her. But son you need to tell her that. You cannot lead Eowyn on. If you have no desire to marry her you must let her know." "Mother I do not love Eowyn. I can hardly stand to be around her. Something about her repels me so. She does nothing for my heart. But what of father? What should I do?" "Just leave him to me. I will talk with him."
"Odin my love you must allow Loki to marry Emma Taylor." Odin looked at his wife with confused eyes. "Frigga my dear he must marry an Asgardian. He cannot marry that Midgardian woman. He's in line for the throne and must carry on the Odinson name." "But my dear he does not love Eowyn. From what he has told me has no feelings towards her, nit even friendship. You cannot expect him to marry her a lead an unhappy life." Odin felt for his son but there was tradition to uphold. Loki could not marry a mortal. "My sweet Frigga I feel for him but there are traditions and laws." Frigga felt frustrated at her husband's stubbornness. "Well then at least do not force him to marry Eowyn. Let us find a way for Emma to be sent home. Let him find love again, of his choice." "I will think about what you have requested." "Thank you my love." Odin Sat there and knewshe could not allow Loki to marry the mortal. He would have to suck it up and deal with Eowyn. Even if the cost meant his happiness. Now Odin had to find a way to hide the mortal till after the wedding. Even after that he wasn't sure if a marriage to Eowyn would make a difference. It had to be subtle so that Loki would not notice. If he interfered it would only anger him and send him closer to the mortal. He could not let Frigga know as well. She would just insist on allowing Loki to marry her. But what to do with her? He needed a good reason to dispose of her. He just didn't have one at the moment.