Thor: The Dark World (Book 7)✅

Chapter 3✔️

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Same Evening: Asgard
Outside: Training Yard 🏹🔭

Thor and Odin talking on the balcony before the training yard where many soldiers are training and practicing with various weapons that are infused with high tech-blades of pure energy; swords, spears, bow and arrow, etc.

Thor looking somewhat distracted and Odin tells him, "Nothing out of order except your confused and distracted heart."

Thor looks at Odin, "This isn't about Evelyn Ross, Father."

Odin quickly tells Thor, "Humans lives are fleeting. They're nothing. You'll be better served by what lies in front of you." He gestures to the training yard and indicates Sif in the training. Sif quickly trips Fandral with her spear and feels eyes upon her and looks to them as she steps back from Fandral. Odin walks around Thor as he tells him, "I'm telling you this not as the Allfather, but as your Father. You are ready." Thor looks down, "The time has come to take the Throne. Embrace it and celebrate what you have won." He walks over to the stone railing a few feet from Thor, he gestures to the soldiers with his hand, "Join your warriors. Eat and drink, revel in their celebration. At least pretend to enjoy yourself." He looks at Sue as she fires an arrow at the target, "And take Sue with you, keep her distracted for awhile."

Thor looks at Odin and asks curiously, "This because of Loki's imprisonment?"

Odin tells Thor, not removing his gaze at Sue, "Like many, she's heartbroken from Loki's betrayal." He looks at Thor, expectedly, Thor looks back and nods, agreeing.

Sue fires another arrow and hits the target, right in the middle, beside the other 7 arrows in the red circle.

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Thor's Chambers

Thor completely shirtless, wet from his bath, washing his hands and wrists in a bowl of water, ridding the blood from the Vanaheim battle, looking distracted and sad. Thor grabs a cloth and dry's his hands as he walks over to his balcony railing, overlooking his beautiful home.

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Night: Tavern 🏹🔭

Thor sits silently with a small smile, watching his comrades celebrate around him, except for Sue, who is sitting alone, looking down and fiddling with her drink. Everyone is eating, drinking and conversing with one another.

Volstagg sitting down with a child on his lap, drinks with rest of his drink, looks inside the cup, then throws the empty mug of ale to the ground and demands loudly, "Another!" With a roar of laughter, everyone around him cheering and laughing at his light demand.

Thor smiles with sad affection, he puts down his mug on the table, stands up and starts to walk away. Fandral with two women in his arms, pats Thor's shoulder as he passes him. Thor walks by the balcony, where Sif stands alone.

Sif tells Thor as he goes to pass her, "There was a time when you would celebrate for weeks."

Thor turns to Sif and stands beside her, facing and leaning on the railing, "I remember you and Sue celebrating the battle of Haragon so much that you nearly started a second."

Sif smiles and rolls her eyes playfully, "Well the first was so much fun." They smile at the memory. Thor looks down, Sif looks at him sadly before smiling a bit, "Take a drink with me. Surely the Allfather can have no further task with you tonight."

Thor politely refuses as he turns to Sif, "No, this is one I set myself."

Sif points out, "It does not go unnoticed that you disappear each night. There are Nine Realms. The future King of Asgard must focus on more than one."