It was Frigga's turn to lift her chin up, with an air of stubborn determination to it. But they were, after all, family.
"A 'prize' that comes at the end of centuries' worth of long and hard negotiations," she informed him, matter of fact. "One of the best tools in forging alliances between nations is through marriage. A pact that both sides would be loath to turn back on."
She reminded him of these truths hoping it would emphasis she wasn't simply throwing him away on some curried favor, or whatever it was that might have entered his mind. This was a major undertaking. A duty he could serve for the good of all Asgard.
Facing him she at last walked over to the silver chest, absently running her fingers along the designs at the edge of it.
"This is for you," she told him, voice quieter for all her lack of shame. This next part would be even harder than what came before. "A gift to you from your intended future father-in-law. It came a very long way, Loki...all the way from Jotunheim."
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Date: 2014-01-09 06:26 am (UTC)"A 'prize' that comes at the end of centuries' worth of long and hard negotiations," she informed him, matter of fact. "One of the best tools in forging alliances between nations is through marriage. A pact that both sides would be loath to turn back on."
She reminded him of these truths hoping it would emphasis she wasn't simply throwing him away on some curried favor, or whatever it was that might have entered his mind. This was a major undertaking. A duty he could serve for the good of all Asgard.
Facing him she at last walked over to the silver chest, absently running her fingers along the designs at the edge of it.
"This is for you," she told him, voice quieter for all her lack of shame. This next part would be even harder than what came before. "A gift to you from your intended future father-in-law. It came a very long way, Loki...all the way from Jotunheim."