The Spawn of FrostIron

Leaving

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************************************************************************************************************ "Do you really have to go?" Astryr asked.

Loki sighed and turned from where he was packing. He pulled her towards him, wrapping her in his arms. "I'm afraid so my darling." He murmured. Astryr tensed.

"Will you come back?" Loki pulled back slightly to look at her face. "If the All-father allows it." He said slowly. Astryr's jaw clenched. "What about Anselma?" She asked angrily as she pushed Loki away.

He staggered back a few steps. "What about our daughter?" She said while hugging herself. Loki froze for a second. "You know he adores her-" She cut him off. "But because she is mortal, because I'm mortal you're not allowed to stay with us." She stated coldly.

Loki shook his head. "You do not understand my love. He is my father, my family." Astryr suppressed a flinch. "I thought we were your family." She whispered as tears filled her eyes. Loki didn't know how to respond to that.

He reached for her but Astryr stepped back. She turned her back to him as Loki turned and grabbed a small trunk from beside the front door. He set it gently at her feet. "When Anselma is older please give this to her." Astryr nodded stiffly. Loki gave a quiet sigh and leaned towards her. He placed a gentle kiss on her cheek. Astryr refused to look at him.

He finished packing quickly. Just as he reached the door Astryr spoke.

"You're leaving your wife and newborn daughter in the middle of a war zone," She began with a soft voice. "I hope you realize we may not be here if you ever come back." Loki turned to face her but she had already left the room.

Loki left the small house. In the other room, Astryr crumpled to the floor, her body shaking with the force of her cries. From a crib across the room a baby wailed.

Before he disappeared in the brilliant flash of light from the Bifrost, Loki heard the heart-wrenching sobs of the two most important girls in his life.