The next day, Loki felt a disturbance in the force field and teleported to the front to see what was causing it. Knocking furiously on the invisible dome was Frea.
"Oh, that's right!" he exclaimed. "I gave you an all-access pass."
Frea shouted something. Loki cupped his ear.
"What?"
She pounded angrily on the wall. The Frost Giant chuckled.
"Oh, right."
He snapped his fingers and a hole appeared in the wall, allowing Frea to slip through.
"Thank you," she muttered.
"So what brings you here, neighbor?" Loki asked cheerfully. "Come to borrow a cup of sugar?"
A cup of sugar materialized in his hand.
"Thank you, but the reason I came by was not for sugar, but for Madisyn."
He twiddled his fingers. "Oh, um..."
"I simply want to talk, perhaps take a walk?"
"Must you speak in rhyme every single time? Oh great! Now you got me doing it! Though seriously, how do you manage that? Do you like rehearse in the morning? There is no way you could be improvising all of that. It's impressive, but..."
Frea cleared her throat. "Madisyn?"
"Oh, yes! She's in the garden. I've been following your advice, you see? I made her a garden, brought all her animal friends, and she hugged me afterwards!" He sighed. "You wouldn't believe how great things have been going! We're even friends! She said so herself! It's not quite what I had expected, but it means I'm one step closer to marrying that wonderful, beautiful..."
A laugh from the nord reminded him of her presence. He blushed as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Um, I mean..."
Thinking quickly, he snapped his fingers and teleported them to the garden. The marcher was feeding the ducks.
"Madisyn!" Loki called.
She turned her head.
"You have a visitor."
She blinked in confusion. "Huh?"
Loki stepped aside to reveal the nord. Even though she and Frea were not that close, Madisyn was thrilled to see a familiar face and rushed to embrace her.
"But I don't understand," she said as she pulled away. "I thought I wasn't allowed any visitors."
"Well," Loki said slowly as he tried to come up with an excuse. "Frea is...an exception. After all, there's no harm in being neighborly. I'll leave you two alone then."
After he had vanished, Frea smiled at Madisyn.
"I am glad to see that you are well, my dear, but I am afraid it is the concern of your friends that have brought me here."
The marcher gasped. "Are they alright?"
"They worry for you, and I will admit I did too. And this is why you must tell. Does Loki treat you well?"
"You'd be surprised at how kind he's been!" She gestured to their surroundings. "Look at what he's done!"
"Hmm," Frea mused. "I told you he was not as bad, but tell me. Does he make you glad?"
"Oh, yes! You were right. So far I've been happy, except..."
She looked down, her hair falling over her eye. Frea lifted her chin up.
