Loki was abruptly awoken by a servant sent by Odin, requesting his immediate presence at court. Thor was still being searched for, having not spent the night in his own chambers. Loki clenched his eyes and sighed as he stepped out of the grand four poster bed and went to the basin to wake himself with cold water.

As he dried himself, he could the hear the chatters in the halls outside his room, which only muted when the people curtseyed to the second prince as he walked out of his room and made his way to the king's court. The past week had been politically very busy for Asgard: he himself had taken a small troop to quell a coupe gathering in a village; Thor had been sent on his own mission; and Odin had gone to the kingdom of Vanaheim on a diplomacy trip. So far, both the brothers had seen victory, as Thor had obviously celebrated in his usual ways.

Loki was met at the great hall doors by the warriors three, who filled him in on their own adventure, as well as Thor's. While lady Sif walked a mile ahead of them, she still growled her disapproval at Thor's infidelity.

The court stilled and made way for the soldiers to reach the throne, and everyone bowed as Odin walked up to his seat and sat down. The king noticed the absence of his older son, and looked to the younger, and Loki could only give him an eye gesture to make his father understand. Odin sighed and cleared his throat to collect everyone's attention.

"This week, has been a very busy week for our political delegations, and it comes with both success, and loss. My sons, were sent on their separate missions this week, and as expected, they came out victorious."

The crowd clapped and Loki looked over to his mother, who greeted him with a pleased smile, and Loki smiled back at her in return.

"Myself, alas, is a different story. I had lead a delegation to our ally kingdom of Vanaheim. Asgard's presence, was of course, for peace. But that of the Celestials, was not. As of this week, there no longer remains a kingdom of Vanaheim."

The court was in uproar and the five soldiers looked at each other, and Loki to his father, who gave him a nod. Odin had to stomp his scepter to gain the court's attention again.

"The destruction of an ally nation, has instigated an invitation to war, and Asgard will not stand still. The celestials are a powerful kind, but we are a nation of warriors, and we will keep this war from coming to our doorstep..."

Odin gave an inspiring and assuring speech and dispelled the court, but kept the presence of Loki and Lady Sif.

"There is but one flame of light that comes from the ruins of Vanaheim. I require the services of both your talents, and it becomes the reason you two are being told of this. Thus I ask of you two an oath of secrecy, that this does not go beyond the people you see in front of you, that includes Thor and the warriors three."

Loki and Sif placed a fist over their hearts and bowed before Odin continued.

"We brought home a survivor of the royal family of Vanaheim."

Odin aparated a door in the wall with his scepter and a troop carried in and placed down a palanquin, and left the room. Frigga gracefully approached it and stuck her hand through the veils and lead the princess out. Loki and Sif bowed to the young queen and she curtseyed in reply.

"Lady Sif, you are the goddess of war. As the last of kind, Queen Sigyn still hangs on the fragile thread of war. Being that she may well indeed be affected by the loss of her people and relocated to an entirely new place, I bestow upon you the responsibility of her safety, as well as making her feel welcome and adjust to Asgardian life."

"I accept, my king." She again bowed to Odin with a fist on her heart and then curtseyed to the young Queen.

"Loki, you will share the responsibility with Lady Sif, but I have the need of your unique powers. Queen Sigyn is a protégé in the magical arts, but has not finished her training, and your mother wishes that you be her tutor, to perfect your own abilities as well. Additionally, it has come to be that Queen Sigyn does not understand nor speak our language, neither do we hers."

"You want me to use a spell on her."
"Precisely."

Loki looked over to his mother, who urged him to continue.

"I will need her permission I presume to make her speak our tongue, given that it does require a personal gesture. So, she will need to understand our language first." Loki said, unsurely looking over at Frigga, who assured him he was right.

The prince worded a spell in the old language and a ball of green smoke formed in the palm of his hands. Frigga assuringly held on to the foreign queen and ran a hand down her back to comfort her as Loki approached them with the eery substances in his hands.

He spread his hands farther, seemingly stretching the smoke between them and brought his hands up and over Sigyn's head, bringing the smoke down as if a crown. The green cloud stayed circled around her head and Loki moved his hands back, letting the cloud seep into her head, flowing through to her brain to make her understand the Asgardian language.

"Your Highness, if you understand me now, please nod your head."

Sigyn had her eyes wide in surprise, and slowly nodded her head, having understood what Loki had asked.

"Umm, as is clearly required, or requested I should say, you have to speak our language as well, as it is much easier to have us understand you in our language than take long for many to..." he refrained from continuing as Sigyn placed a hand on his shoulder.

Loki cleared his throat before continuing, the red climbing up the sharp edges of his cheeks.

"For you to speak Asgardian, I would have to, um, I would have to kiss you."

Sigyn sighed a loud sigh(not of annoyance) and stood straighter, nodding for Loki to do what he must.

Loki stepped closer and rested his hand in the dent in the back of her neck as he read another spell while Sigyn closed her eyes, her lips slightly parted.

The prince leaned his face in, closing his eyes as the tip of his tongue slightly rest a little protruded in between his lips. And then he kissed her. Her upper lip clasped between the two of his as his tongue slightly touched hers, as required for the spell to take effect. The kiss lasted a whole thirty seconds before both of them opened their eyes and quickly pulled away, their faces wearing matching shades of blush. Loki then as fast turned back and went back to his spot next to Sif, and Sigyn turned to Odin, expecting him to test her, which he did.

"My dear queen, what is your name?"

"I- I am Sigyn, Queen of Vanaheim."

Odin then introduced to her his wife and son, as well as Lady Sif, and explained what role each if them would play in keeping the foreign queen hidden and safe. The king then dismissed Loki and Sif as he and Frigga wanted moments alone with Sigyn as she know understood what they had to say to her.

Loki and Sif bowed to Odin and Sigyn and made their way out of the court, and the prince stopped in his tracks for a second to look back at the foreign beauty, who looked back at him over her shoulder, both smiling a gentle smile at each other before they went their separate ways.