The Adventures of Loki and his Commander

Chapter 4

The ship you were on right now was much smaller than the one before with little to no space for the four of you to walk about freely. The ride although was much more smoother than the one before- but then again given the fact that you weren't being fired at must have helped. Not to mention that Svartalfheim was mostly just a barren land from what you could tell.

Or maybe it just had everything to do with the fact that Thor wasn't the one in control of the ship- you were. And considering the enormity of your ego you were going to say that that was the only reason the ride was going as smooth as it was.

"Commander (Y/N)." Thor said appearing beside you.

"Thor." You nodded at him curtly. "How is she? Lady Jane?"

Thor looked over his shoulder back at the farthest corner of the ship- which wasn't that far, at Jane who was sitting there. She looked weak.

"She'll be fine." He replied solemnly. "She's as strong as she looks."

"That I have no doubt of."

"I just wanted to thank you, for everything you have done for Asgard and everything you are doing right now." Thor said and you waved your free hand telling him it wasn't a big deal.

"Anything for my people."

"Odin is blessed to have you as his Commander." Thor said and you scoffed humorously.

"I don't think Odin is going to consider my treachery a blessing."

Thor considered your words for a moment before replying. "In time he will, Commander (Y/N)." He patted your shoulder before heading back to take his place beside Lady Jane.

"There's a chance I won't be a Commander once we get there." You said to yourself. The way you saw it there was only one way this would end- with you dead. Sure there was the possibility of you making out of here alive but you couldn't afford to have that kind of hope. You never did. Every battle you've walked into, you've treated like your last. Hope only ever made the fight that much harder to win. It wasn't just something you couldn't afford- it was something you didn't need.

But even if for the tiniest of moment you'd consider a life beyond this fight you were walking into- there was still only two ways this would end. With you behind bars for treachery or with you alive but relegated of your commandership. The thing you had dreamed about since you were a little girl- all of it would be gone.

"Just so you know," You heard Loki's voice from behind you. He had walked up to you- still very much handcuffed but god forbid if his attitude ever caught on to the fact that he wasn't 100% in control. "You'll always be Commander no matter what Odin has to say about it. He could never take that away from you."

You were taken aback by his words- hoping something smug to come out of his mouth rather than something encouraging. "Were you eavesdropping?" You asked in a playful tone.

"A ship as small as this one does not allow for things meant to be private to be spoken aloud." He said tilting his head at you in mock disappointment.

You let out the smallest of laugh to go along with the shake of your head. "You really think Odin is still going to let me be Commander?" You said deciding to humor him- it wasn't like you had anything better to do.

"That's obviously not what I meant. I'd have thought you were brighter than that." Loki said and he sounded much more like himself now than before- with the smugness replacing the attempted comfort.

"Well go on then- enlighten me. You so desperately want to." You replied matching his tone.

Loki gave you a grin before continuing, "Being a commander is so much more than just about what a king thinks- it's about what the people know." He said and you had to blink at the sincerity in his voice. "Besides, you don't need an army to be the Commander- they need you to be an army."