🌷 The Suitor 🌷// Loki x Reader

The Lords and the Lady

"If the healing wing is to be put into our care as it previously was, it may be properly run. And if the funds become scarce, we may be able to hold it open for a while longer."

You looked up to Magnus standing beside your chair, placed exclusively in the back of the room, and mouthed the word;

'Wrong'

It made him laugh, and his smile made you beam with pride.

"We lords do see the villages need for this wing, my prince. But to put it into their hands could end in disaster. So it would be best not to risk the distress of losing it in the end and simply have the palace hold the decree."

Magnus leaned over muttering in your ear.

"Wrong."

You silently giggled as you nodded. "Most definitely."

"You do not trust the people?"

"I believe that the people may not be able to handle the upholding of this healing wing. If it is in their power they may lose the very thing they have been prying for for so long."

You brushed your hand over your face. "So very very wrong."

"It is honestly quite embarrassing," Magnus stated as he shook his head, obviously irritated at the people speaking.

Prince Loki nodded his head in one of the two seats standing higher than the others. "I see. Thank you for the information, Lord Dofri."

The Lord bowed to Loki before strolling confidently down the long table and to his seat next to the various lords of Asgard.

They all gazed at the prince as he gazed over the agreement for the final time and Prince Loki's back, appealing as it may be, was not exactly what you wished to be gazing at as you were here.

By the queen's commands, you had been allowed to sit in on the final meeting with the lords before the order for the healing wing officially went out. You were presumed to sit at the table, even just at the end, to understand what was to happen and to see the queen confront the lords. She had said that as someone who contributed to the process, you deserve to be at the final meeting. Even if she was the only one who knew why you were there.

And when Magnus informed you of the opportunity, you accidentally threw both of you to the floor out of sheer excitement.

However, when the time came to attend, you were informed the queen had other duties to attend to and could not make it to the meeting. She still wished for you to come and you clearly would not turn it down because the opportunity was so great. But the lords had you moved to the back of the room. To a single chair directly behind the prince where no one could hear a word you said.

Luckily, Magnus was to attend as well. So at the very least, you had someone to speak to as you criticized the ignorant lords.

"My prince," A plumper lord from the end of the table started. "in all your knowledge and wisdom, you must understand, the people while very capable, can not see the proper picture of it."

"Hm."

"And as you are in your mother's place for today, it is important to understand why she would agree to this."

The prince didn't look up from the paper bit spoke anyway. "Would she?"

"No, she would not." Magnus and you both said at once. You looked up at each other before laughing giddily.

"Yes, my prince. She absolutely would."

Loki looked up from the paper and to the lord. "So you wish for it to be taken from their power and to be put into yours?"