Elvish Beauty ~ Loki Laufeyson

The Trip

I say goodbye to my family as the sun rises behind us. I am wearing a simple elvish cloak over top of my beautiful armor. My brown hair is braided half up and the rest flows from under my hood.

"Farewell mother" I say as I give her a hug. She smiles down gently at me her blonde hair contrasting against mine.

"Be safe my darling" she says warmly. "You are stronger than most, be wise with who you share your secrets with" I nod and walk over to my father. I smile and he gives me a bear hug.

"Be carefully sweet Tinnil" he says kindly "do not hesitate to come back if there is trouble. There is no shame in that, but do take all the time you need. It's not like your years are running out" he says with a smile. I nod and wave to the rest of my friends and family whom I've already said goodbye too. I pat Shadowfax on the neck and he kneels down so I can get into get onto the Clydesdale's back. He gets up in one swift motion and I grab onto his mane. I wave one last time and urge Shadowfax onto a canter we pick up speed and I clutch my silver chain necklace that has a star pendant stung on it. I watch as the portal comes closer by the second. The portal is two ancient trees that have intertwined near the top, between them is a thin veil of green vines and an ocean lapping quietly at the shore behind it. As we reach the portal I feel my necklace emit a powerful magic helping us to make the jump I close my eyes as I feel the tickle of the vines and then a feeling of weightlessness.

I open my eyes only moments later and Shadowfax's hooves are pounding against a magnificent rainbow bridge I pull gently on his mane.

"Vanta" (walk) I say quietly and he slows to a walk. I look to the end of the long bridge with my elvish eyes and see group of armed guards and Thor. I pull my hood a little lower and continue down the bridge, it's takes a while for me to reach the guards and as I do Thor dismounts his horse and steps out in front of them.

"Who are you and what business do you have here in Asgard" he booms quite loudly.

"Why I am only here to visit Thor,
son of Odin" I say in a sweet voice. I know only his name as that's all my mother could see.

"Why did you not come by the BiForst then" he asks suspiciously and takes a step towards me.

"Why we do not have access to this device of yours" I state simply and start to walk Shadowfax around the large group. Thor brings his hammer up and spooks Shadowfax. He starts to toss his head back and forth. I quickly lean to his ears and talk to him softly in elvish. He calms down quickly and I glare at Thor.

"That was quite rude of you" I say to Thor and he looks offended.

"Do you know who you are talking to" he steams.

"Why yes, but do you know who you are talking to" I say and take off my hood reveling my face and pointed ears. I hear gasps from the guards and Thor's jaw is hanging down. Elves are more than royalty, they hold immense power and grace. On Asgard I would be equal to the Allfather maybe even higher as the Elves taught the realms everything they know and live eternally.

"I'm sorry Princess I did not know you were and Elf" Thor says and bows. I nod and continue to walk past the awe struck guards.

"Princess may I escort you to the castle" he asks politely. I nod and hear hooves as Thor rides beside me.

"What brings you here" Thor asks. I smile and continue to look forward.

"I wanted to explore the nine realms" I state simply. It made me smile that I was the slightly taller than Thor on my Clydesdale. As we reached the town I pulled my hood over my head to conceal my pointed ears. I did not want to make a scene though I won't be able to stop the gossip. As we walk through the town Thor points out some areas to me. I don't entirely pay attention though as our last elvish explorer wrote and drew many of these things. I was surprised to see how little has changed from 7,000 years ago. As make our way to the castle I get slightly nervous. The castle is very grand and boastful, unlike the peaceful and gentil one of the Grey Havens.

Thor leads my to the stables which are huge. I gracefully hop off Shadowfax and lead him to a large stall.

"Stay here dear Shadowfax. I will be back soon" I say and stroke his mane. I walk beside Thor not making a sound beside his loud stomps. As we walk into the thrown room I see an old man with a golden eye-patch sitting on the thrown. He is yelling at a younger man at the foot of the thrown.

"Why can you not be like your brother" says the man who I assume is Odin. He looks at us angry, but his eyes soften slightly as they meet Thor's

"Who is that" he says. I roll my eyes behind my hood.

"We have a visitor" Thor says with a bit of a goofy smile.

"I see that, but why did you bring her here" he asks. I smile to myself. Time for my dramatic entrance. I pull off my hood and let my hair tumble down and my ears show.

"Forgive me, I did not know you where an elf" he says and bows his head. I nod and watch as the young man turns around. I am met by a pair of emerald green eyes and a head full of dark locks. This must be Loki. I gave him a small smile, and he smirked at me. He is quite handsome this one and very unlike his brother. I then feel a slight pull at my subconscious and stare strait at him. He is trying to read my mind, and seems unhappy that he cannot.

That will not work on me Loki

I tell him in his head. He jumps back slightly, obviously not used to someone in his mind. My attention is drawn back to Odin as he speaks to me.

"What is your name dear elf" he asks in a gentle tone.

"Tinnil Celeborn" I say with a small curtsy "I do find that you have keep Asgard in quite good shape since one of my kin was here last" I say making polite conversation.

"Ah yes, how long has it been"

"7,000" years I say with a smile "though for us it seems only a mere moment ago" he nods and shows me to a room personally. I am then left to in pack my things. I open my bag and pull out many dresses, pants, tops and armor. I smile at the handy spell that helped me for so much in so little space. I change out of my current armor and into a something more simple to explore palace grounds.

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(The picture at the top is mine and its Tinnil's armor)
Hope you guys liked my first chapter!!! Next one will have more action.