Homeless....

[bittyfun]

I don't know why you're so concerned. Father said we were both born to rule.

...and it was my rabbit. She shouldn't have tried to hurt it.

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[allmothering]

Who is this girl, that she would hunt in the forests of Asgard? Or have you been off on one of your adventures again.

[bittyfun]

It is...

[ His eyes, downcast: ]

Another timeline. One where I am cast to Midgard, and taken in by mortals.

[allmothering]

[ Well that certainly has her shocked. ]

Cast to Midgard? Whatever for?

Can-- Are the mortals kind to you, at least?

[bittyfun]

[ What does it matter if they are kind or not? Loki does not want them. ]

They aren't you.

[allmothering]

[ Nor does she want her precious child in some stranger's care. Can she even trust a mortal with her Loki? ]

Oh my child. Come, we can be together here, at least.

[bittyfun]

[ Loki touches others only rarely; he disdains friendly pats on the head, feeling humiliated at the slightest hint of patronizing. He does not like wrestling with his peers. He is a withdrawn sort.

But with his mother, he does not hesitate. He darts forward and wraps his arms tight around her neck. ]

It was an accident that cast me down. But I could not understand why you didn't come for me.

[allmothering]

If I had known, I would have torn the nine realms apart to find you. You know that.

[ She would, at any age. Even now, when the Loki she knows is lost to the stars, she has not abandoned hope. ]

How long? How long have you been stranded on Midgard?

[bittyfun]

[ He'd doubted; Odin help him, but he'd doubted, and now he hears everything he wanted to hear and a part of him cannot help still doubting. ]

Months.

[allmothering]

My dear heart, it may not be too late. I will consult Heimdall, I will find you, I will do something.

[ She lost you once, don't make her lose you again. ]

[bittyfun]

[ Lowly: ] The rabbit she killed had children.

Three, in a burrow.

[allmothering]

[ She doesn't speak, only holds him close and runs her hand over his hair.

Finally, ] Do the young still live?

[bittyfun]

Yes. But not long -- I had her so she would eat from my hand, but they run away from me.

[allmothering]

They are frightened. Their mother, family, safety torn from them suddenly. So young to be all alone in a strange world. [ Sound familiar? ]

Have patience with them and they will learn trust. Leave some food within their reach, slowly they will come closer.

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[bittyfun]

[ The comparison is not lost on him. ]

I am not so small, nor so helpless.

The telepath would have me take crumbs of affection from his hand, but I won't -- I cursed the girl's arrows, instead of following his rules. They will find no mark but grass and tree now.

[allmothering]

A telepath as well? Quite the band of mortals you've found yourself with.

Don't be too harsh with her, didn't you say she was hunting for food? I would hate your hex to cause her to starve.

[bittyfun]

I'll be harsh if I wish it.

[allmothering]

[ She knows the statement to be true, and that there's little she can do to change Loki's nature. ]

I hope you'll at least consider showing her forgiveness, for your mother's sake.

[bittyfun]

[ ...oh. :( And that makes him feel guilty. ]

Perhaps she didn't mean anything by it.

[allmothering]

[ She strokes a thumb across his pale cheek and smiles. ]

That's my boy.

[ She leans in and presses a kiss to his forehead, breathing in the scent of his fine dark hair. How long it's been since she held him like this.. how long it will be before she will again. The Loki she knows has been lost to her, but this child, her child is here now in her arms. She repeats again in a whisper. ] That's my sweet boy.