I Will Follow You Into The Dark~ On Hold

Chapter 20

The ride to the palace was peaceful. Loki watched as Tony and Natasha stared at everything making comments here and there to which Thor would respond, pride in his tone of what had been the home for the four of them. Loki could understand the flabbergasted expressions, as he had felt the same every time he had gone to a different realm. Sigyn sat in front of him, slightly leaning to the side as she conversed with Eirik. The Einherjar had long since left escorting the Midgardians and was catching up with Sigyn. The sight of her smile brought one to Loki's face as he found pleasure in her happiness.

"I am so proud of you. The first Tjener to become a Einherjar. You did well for yourself Eirik." Sigyn beamed at the man, her green eyes sparkling with intense emotion. Loki knew that they had been very close, as much as a friend as the three warriors were to Thor. He had seen how depressed and silent Eirik had become after her 'death' and as much as it hurt the Tjener, it had been the fuel that made him such a great Einherjar. He had quickly flown through the training and had climbed the ladder. He was now second general to Odin's entire army.

Eirik laughed, "I did have the help of Prince Loki. He had been in my corner since the first day."

Sigyn turned to look at Loki who struggled to hide his blush. He hadn't wanted her to know that due to him not wanting her thanks, he had done it in her memory, and also, he knew that Eirik would have been great. But now, he soaked in her praise.

"Oh Lohk," she whispered, and Loki froze at the mention of the nickname. It made him want to cry with happiness. No one had bothered to give him a nickname before, and he loved it. Smiling at her, he held her close as the palace came into view. Ever since finding her, he had wanted to know what her life on Midgard was like, but he didn't know how to ask.

Before he knew it, the ride was over, and the stable hands were waiting to take care of their mounts after such a ride. Loki handed Sigyn over to Eirik while he dismounted, both men ignoring her complaints and good vibes teasing. Pulling her back to his side, the group were escorted by Eirik who was joined by three more Einherjar. He smirked as they questioned Stark on his armour, asking if it could be removed. Sigyn turned around and pounced on the particular soldier who dared to question her godson. The man had just reached out to rip out Stark's arc reactor out of his chest but was yanked away until the soldier was standing in front of Sigyn who had one of her daggers at his throat.

"Do not touch him." She snarled, her eyes flashing gold causing everyone to freeze in shock. The Einherjar protested, stating that it was Odin's orders that all and any kind of weapons and armour were to be taken off the visitors.

Sigyn scoffed, "If the Allfather has a problem with it, he can bring it to me. This armour as you call it is keeping my godson alive. Touch it and I will rip your heart out of your chest and force it down your throat, this I swear!"

There was a slight clapping from behind the group and Loki looked up only to see Odin and Frigga, his parents standing there. Frigga was crying already at the sight of Sigyn, and Odin had a slight smirk while his eye shone with pride. Everyone straightened up, Sigyn still held onto the Einherjar, obviously not trusting him. Pulling the man with her, she stepped closer to Loki who was more than happy to pull her back into his embrace.

"It is wonderful to see you again Lady Sigyn." Odin's voice carried through the hall. Loki watched as his parents walked towards them, their faces dropping in shock as Freyja darted from behind Thor.

"I believe, Allfather that you should address her properly, don't you?"

Odin gasped while Frigga forget all pretences and ran towards the group. Launching at Sigyn first, Frigga hugged the woman, crying into her hair. "I am so glad that you are alive. I never got the chance to thank you."