My Sweet Captain a Steve Rogers love story, Book 2

Chapter 7

         I stood next to Lady Sif as the Asgardians gathered for the funeral rites. Frigga is on a boat and Odin pushes it into the lake/ocean. Then I see Odin's signal and an archer sends a flaming arrow onto the boat. It quickly lights up. Then another signal is given and I notch a flaming arrow and let it loose. They asked me to fire one for the other Asgardians who died, becuase some of them don't have family. 

        I watched as they neared the edge. Frigga's boat started to fall, but then Odin did something and the boat went across the sky floating until a white light came out of it and floated into the stars. Next to me Sif held an orb of light and then she released it. I looked up as hundreds of orbs floated up. Each a tribute to a lost loved one. 

        Thank you Frigga. I didn't know you very long, but you helped me a lot. 

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        I walked in with Thor and approached Odin. "She's your prisoner now?" Thor asked angry. What's going on, where's Jane?

        "Leave us." Odin said, I went to leave but Thor grabbed my arm and held me in place. "I do not wish to fight with you." 

        "Nor I with you. But I intend to pursue Malekith." Thor said. 

       "We possess the Aether. Malekith will come to us." Odin said. 

        "Yes. And you will destroy us." Thor said. 

        "You over-estimate the power of these creatures." Odin said. 

        "No, I value our people's lives. I'll take Jane to the Dark World and draw the enemy away from Asgard. When Malekith pulls the Aether from Jane, it will be exposed and vulnerable, and I will destroy it and him." Thor said. That's actually a very good plan, if it works. 

        "And if you fail? You risk this weapon falling into the hands of our enemies." Odin pointed out. 

        "The risk is far greater if we do nothing. His ship could be over our heads right now, we would never even know it." Thor said. 

        "If and when he comes, his men will fall on ten thousand Asgardian blades." Odin said. 

         "And how many of our men shall fall on theirs?" Thor said back. This is kinda awkward... 

        "As many as are needed!" Odin said shouting, I jumped and kinda hid behind Thor. "We will fight! Til the last Asgardian breath. Til the last drop of Asgardian blood." 

        I finally got the courage and piped up. "Then how are you different from him?" I asked.

        "How are you different from Malekith?" Thor Asked

        I was expecting Odin to yell or be angry. But he wasn't he laughed. "The difference, my son, is that I will win." Then he walked away. Thor felt troubled, I could feel it. And he wasn't the only one. 

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        I stood in between Thor and Sif during his secret meeting. I stayed away from the blonde dude, he kept hitting on me... "We must move Jane off-world." Thor said. 

        "The Bifrost has been shut down and the Tesseract locked away in the vault." Sif said. 

          "There are other paths off Asgard. Ways known only to a few." Heimdall said. 

       "One, actually." Thor said. 

        His friends seemed to realize what he meant. "No." Volstagg said.