I finally caught up to the three as they slowly entered Odin's vault. I stood next to Loki and grabbed onto his hand as I saw the body's of the palace guards sprawled out on the floor.
"The Jotuns must pay for what they have done."
"They have payed, with their lives. The destroyer did its work, the casket is safe and all is well."
"All is well? The broke into the weapons vault. If the Frost giants had stolen even one of these relics."
"But they didn't."
"Well I want to know why." Thor had never dared raise his voice at Father so this, this whole scene was something new, me and Loki shared a look before looking back at Thor.
"I have a truce with Laufey, King of the Jotuns." Father kept his calm tone, which now became unsettling to say the least.
"He just broke your truce!"
"They know we are vulnerable, what action would you take?"
"March into Jotenheim as you once did, teach them a lesson. Break their spirits so they'll never dare try to cross our borders again." Idiot. He had said the exact same thing standing here when he was a child, is that not a rather obvious indicator that he was showing his immaturity?
"You are thinking only as a warrior."
"This was an act of war!"
"It was the act of but a few doomed to fail."
"Look how far they got." Thor gestured around as if we could not all see where we were or what had happened.
"We will find the breach in our defences and it will be sealed."
"As King of Asgard.."
"But your not King!" Father never raised his voice and it made me jump and gripped onto Loki's hand. As soon as I realised what I did I dropped Loki's hand. I get a little jumpy because of a noise that comes out of someones throat and I grab onto my older brothers hand in cowardice? Wow Mira, great way at proving your not just a little delicate princess.
"Not yet." Thor's bottom lip began to tremble and Loki looked back and forth between Thor and Father as if he were watching a tennis match.
At that Odin walked out and Thor swallowed thickly. I opened my mouth to speak but Loki shoved his hand over my mouth, taking the message when he removed it I didn't go to say anything.
Thor had stormed out of the vault which just left me and Loki. "So...." I trailed off. After standing there for a good five minutes processing what had just happened Loki grabbed my hand and teleported us being a pillar somewhere in the castle. He slowly stood out from it and sat down on the stairs next to Thor. I stood out from the pillar and gasped at all of the food thrown on the floor, no doubt by Thor in the middle of one of his tantrums.
"Oh for goodness sake" I walked down the stairs past my brothers and knelt down picking up food and placing it neatly in one pile. There were no servants in sight, they had probably all scurried off with their tales tucked between their legs when my brother had first entered the room no doubt beetroot red with anger.
"It is unwise to be in my presence right now brother, sister." I knew I probably shouldn't but the tension in the air was so thick it was getting hard to breathe, "What gave you the idea that we were wise Brother?" I called out from behind the turned over table.
Thor let out a small chuckle before going back to his previous mood, "Today was to be my day of triumph."
"It'll come, in time."
Lady Sif and the warriors three walked in and immediately Volstagg stopped and looked at me, or more accurately the food in horror. "What is this?"
"Well perhaps instead of ogling at it, you could come and help me and have some yourself." At that Sif looked at me in disgust, to which I replied, "Oh please, I hardly think he of all people would be fussed that it's been on the floor." Sif didn't say anything however raised her eyebrows and pouted her mouth in agreement.
"If it's any consolation, I think your right."
"I'm sorry did my brothers just agree with each other or do my ears deceive me?" Loki proceeded to ignore me and continued on talking to Thor, "About the Frost giants, about Laufey, about everything, if they found a way to penetrate Asgard's defences once, who's to say they won't try again? Next time with an army?"
"Exactly!"
"There's nothing you can do without defying Father." I expected Thor to go on but instead there was silence, I placed down the plate I was holding and looked up to see Loki's face falling.
"No! No! No, no, no, no, no, I know that look."
"It's the only way to ensure the safety of our borders." I stood up slowly as if there was a wild animal in the room but kept quiet all the same. "Thor, it's madness" Loki argued.
"Madness?" Volstagg asked, "What sort of madness?" I held the bridge of my nose in response to Volstagg's stupidity. "We're going to Jotenheim" Thor declared loudly to the room
"By hell, Thor, no, Loki is correct this is madness nothing more, nothing less, you are not going to Jotenheim. My brother is simply jesting." I directed that last part at Volstagg. "Sister know you place, do not speak for me. The safety of all of Asgard is no laughing matter"
Thor's words echoed around my head, I'd only ever heard Father speak like that to me, he is not even King yet and here he stands speaking in the exact fashion.
"This isn't like a journey to Earth where you summon a little lightning and thunder and the mortals worship you as a God. This is Jotenheim."
"My Father fought his way into Jotenheim, defeated their army's and took their casket, we would just be looking for answers."
"Yes brother and you are not Father! Despite both of your arrogance and stupidity you are not him!" I yelled at Thor.
"It is forbidden!" Sif chimed in, atleast the warriors three and Sif knew it was madness, at least they would not follow through with it. "My friends have you forgotten all that we have done together? Fandral, Hogun, who led you into the most glorious battles?"
"You did."
"And Volstagg to delicacies so succulent you thought you'd died and gone to Valhalla."
"You did" Volstagg replied
"And who proved wrong all who scoffed at the idea that a young maiden could be one of the fiercest warriors the realm has ever known?"
"I did"
"Damn right she did" I mumbled under my breath. Sif truly was a Lady I looked up to, she had fought for her place, proved all wrong to be standing here. Her story was remarkable and I wished for nothing more when I was younger than to be just like her, to prove to all who scoffed at me becoming Queen wrong. But I suppose that was too much to ask for.
"True but I supported you Sif."
I laughed a humourless laugh at that. "Whatever is so funny sister?" Thor growled at me.
"You cannot be serious." I stated, "Do I not look serious?"
"Should you wish for me to answer that?"
"Sister know your.." I knew where that was going and I cut him off immediately
"Oh you must stop!" I screamed at him, "In all honesty brother you look as if you are proving something to yourself, proving that your more than a boy who got everything he ever wanted handed to him! So no, you do not look serious, nor have you ever looked serious in your entire pitiful life!" I knew there was a line that I had crossed a few steps back but I could not stop there. I had been wanted to say all of this to Thor for years now. I was not stopping there.
"You think because you lead a few into small battles you are a man? You think because you are to be a future King that makes you a prince? You have not earned either title, nor will you ever. Now let this little fantasy of yours go and calm yourself before someone pays the price for your immaturity. Because me and you both know that you do not mean or wish to simply go to Jotenheim for answers. You wish for battle, you crave it, you miss it."
"Sister I know not of what you speak."
"Then let me go with you." Loki stood up rather fast at this, normally I would have flinched or jumped but there was no going back now. "Sister, no." Loki stated. "Why, why not? If you are simply looking for answers then by me coming there is no harm done, if anything it would be educational. Or do you and your little team actually intend for something more?"
"Sister we do not." Thor stated, "But the cold fjords of Jotenheim are no place for a lady."
"Then why did you invite Sif? Lady Sif, it's in her name is it not? Why let her and not me? Because she has done enough to prove herself your equal yet I'm still just small and inferior to you because I am a girl?"
"Why do you twist my words sister?"
I looked Thor dead in the eyes and stated, "I do not twist any of your words brother, nor will I ever, I simply read what is between the lines. I state what you simply imply"
With one exasperated huff Thor said that I could come. I squealed in delight as I then immediately used to trick Loki had taught me to rid myself of the horrendous dress and into my battle armour. In all honesty it was simply a replica of Lady Sif's armour but with black material instead of red. Sif gave me an approving nod. I looked up to Loki beaming but to my surprise when Loki looked back at me I saw he was completely pale.