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"So, no one knows?" Lenora hushedly asked the goddess of death next to her
"You know your mother, she pretends to love her discretion, and how she can keep herself 'hidden at plain sight', but at the end of the day, she loves to put on a show" she answered dramatically as she played around with the bread, until a light shove from Frigga stopped her.
"The secret meeting sends manners fleeting" admonished the queen with a side glare at the two princesses. Lenora, much like Cora, couldn't seem to pull rank on Frigga whenever she treated her like a child, so she just huffed, like a child
Everyone was seating at the dining room: the god and the queen sharing the end of the table, to Frigga's side was Hela, then Lenora, to Odin's was Thor, then Loki, who was still trying to hide his delight at being told he could stay, and his confusion when he got no more than a shrug when asking about Cora
Since this was a dinner to welcome the group to the realm, it wasn't filled with other warriors, ladies or sirs, it was just the royal family with the avengers, plus an empty seat next to Loki, though he imagined it was for Brunhilde, he had an inkling the valkyrie had grown very close to his older sister. Which was true, but he wasn't quite right, as he'd realise once he saw who was walking through the golden doors
"Evening" she curtsied as she messily scurried to the table, smiling and waving at the wide eyed, confused stares from her friends, and ignoring the teasing looks from Hela and Lenora
"We were almost wondering if you'd show up" mentioned mockingly the Allfather, and everyone took that as a jab at Cora, a sign that he already didn't like her.
"Pardon my tardiness, your majesties" she said shortly, curtsying for the royal family, even Lenora - which she almost audibly gagged at -, then took her seat at the table next to the raven haired god, and to her left Bruce, who she happily greeted with a bright smile
"What are you doing here?" the genius asked her hushedly, noticing how the rest of the heroes kept their eyes one them, waiting for the answer too
"You tell me, man, one moment i'm playing around at the sanctum the other i'm getting sucked into the bifrost and here i am" she explained with a shrug before shoving a pieceof bread in her mouth
She spared everyone at the table a look, noticing how Peter kept glancing at her, from his very convenient seat just to the right of Lenora
Her eyes widened as they made eye contact, that was all the confirmation both of them needed, he knew the secret and, well, she knew he knew
She turned to Lenora who had picked up on the staring contest, as had Hela, the rest of the party losing themselves on the delicious food and the pleasant conversation going around, and if Cora hadn't been too busy feeling all the hope drain from her body, she would've started crying at the sight of the Allfather bonding with Loki over, oddly enough, a book, while Thor and Frigga talked about the whereabouts of Lady Sif
You told him, you little-
Sounded the voice of Cora through the blonde princess' head
I didn't mean to, i swear
Oh, so if I went through his mind right now I wouldn't find you spilling all of it to him?
Uh, w-what is this? Am i going crazy?
Came the wavering voice of Peter, who had been thrown into the telepathic conversation
You're not crazy, baby, uh... well, my mom knows you know... clearly
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MAGIC AND CROWNS ; loki
Fanfiction' ' i love how you hand me your lies in silver platter and golden cutlery ' ' Cora Francis, a woman who has lived through many centuries, a powerful sorceress, a necromancer, and many other titles. After spending a millenia...
