Chapter 55 - Victory Feast (1/2)

Theoric continued from the bath to the bedroom making sure his wife was fully satisfied after being away so long. Giving her a last deep kiss before letting her drift off,- ”Alright my love, have a good rest, I'll be going to the victory feast you told me about and celebrate with the rest and may pick you up a sister while I'm at it.”

Sigyn who was half asleep already lazily replied- ”Have fun.”

He headed out in casual formal wear, now that it was late into the evening with most of the troops already back and preparing for the feast.

Arriving, he slipped by Thor unnoticed, finding a seat while listening to Thor tell his friends war stories.

”Thor, where is Loki?” a random friend asked.

Thor- ”Oh him, he said he wasn't feeling good so he decided to stay in.”

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Loki was quietly heading to his room when he was stopped by a pleasant voice from behind.

”Loki, dear, why are you not attending the feast?”

Loki answered without turning- ”I'm not in the mood today Mother,”

Frigga was very attuned to Loki's actions and their meanings, she could sense something was wrong stopping him from continuing to walk away,- ”Loki, stop right there and turn around when you're talking to me, tell me what's wrong.”

Loki halted his movements not wishing to anger her, the one parent he felt that truly cared for him. He slowly turned around to face her trying to put her at ease- ”Nothing is wrong mother, I just wish to stay in tonight.”

Frigga snorted with a mocking smile- ”The trickster wishes to stay in during a party feast ripe with victims to prank... Now drop the illusion, you can never deceive me, my son.”

Loki winced at being found out as he lowered his head asking- ”Why can you always tell? Neither Heimdall nor Father can see through my illusions.”

Frigga smiled- ”That's because I'm your mother, and mother will always know her children, now if you please, you never need to hide anything from me, I will always love you.”

Loki never able to deny his mother, reluctantly dropped the illusion, showing his burnt hair and skin from getting caught in the explosion with little time to defend.

Frigga gasped as she ran over to check him out asking- ”What happened to you? Oh, my dear boy.” giving him a warm hug.

Loki- ”I wasn't being diligent and was caught unaware, please don't tell Thor.”

”You need to take better care of yourself, what would I do if anything happened to you...” grabbing his head she kissed him on the forehead, ”...Come let's go to the healing chamber and I'll fix you right up.”

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Theoric was stuffing himself with real food for the first time since the war started while enjoying the atmosphere as the party kicked off.

Lady Sif wearing a plain dress entered the scene just in time to see Thor mingling with the pretty young blonde women as she grudgingly sits down and watches.

Theoric seeing his chance and headed on over to fill the void she must be feeling.

Fandral of the warriors three nudges the other two as he points out Theoric's approach to Sif. ”Another poor sod about to learn a hard truth,” said Fandral after having experienced it himself on multiple occasions.

Volstagg chuckling, feeling in a gaming mood asked- ”Alright lads the bet is how long it will take for him to get shot down, I'm willing to bet she shoots him down after 5 minutes.” he said slamming down coins on the table.