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                   ^{“Then turn to your reasons
for creating conflict. ‘Tis your choice to
                     start another war,
not ours. We…”}

^{“My
prince. Your brother wishes to see him.”}

^{It
was rare for Heimdall to interrupt him, much less relay a message from Loki. It
was those two things that gave him pause, and he glanced at Heimdall to make
sure that he hadn’t hallucinated the
interruption. Upon seeing that nod, he exhaled loudly. If there was one person,
besides his parents, who he tended to trust, it was his brother. If Loki wanted
to see their ‘guest’, then he would. Thor was aware that his brother knew
certain things he didn’t, so he was willing to defer to him when necessary.}

                     ^{“It appears someone has
decided to vouch for you. It would
benefit you
                      greatly not to
waste the opportunity.”}

^{He
lowered his warhammer to his side just as the sound of hooves echoed behind
him. Two horses had arrived, one his war horse. The other was clearly for their
guest. According to Heimdall, Loki was waiting for them in their mother’s
garden.}

_{Starting a war wasn’t his prerogative.  Ending one before it began was. Whoever died in the aftermath of his actions wasn’t his concern. All that mattered to him was the end goal; one where he’d come out on top and damn the consequences.}

_{An eyebrow was raised at Heimdall’s voice; an unexpected surprise in two parts. Ky knew coming here would raise the attention of… many individuals. Asgard wasn’t a place anyone would tread lightly at, but he’d used his last favor to get here.} 

_{Ultimately, he’d take anything he could get. The price didn’t matter to him, but hearing that someone could vouch for him was a change of plans. One, that he’d have to go through carefully… if only so he wouldn’t end up being put in a cell or sent to some world at the edge of known existence.}

              _{“So it seems.”}

_{Ky wouldn’t say it was unexpected. It wasn’t – at least not entirely. What was, however, was that it seemed that someone – Thor’s brother – in-fact was willing to vouch specifically for him. That turn of events made things far more interesting.}

                _{“For the record, I never waste an opportunity.
                 Not even if the odds are clearly stacked against me.”}