"Yay.." She said weakly, "Think of Loki," She told herself under her breath.
"Thank you, one more stop." Risken grinned and looked around for the woman, smiling when he saw her a few feet way. He nodded slightly and she nodded back, a small smile on her face as she walked off. "To the next fun place.. to get my money and my next bet."
"it's not as bad as you think," Thor said
Loki didn't know how to feel about being better on, flattered or disgusted, how many people and beings wanted the Asgardian Royal family's heads on plates? He made a silent vow that he would do anything to fix that, him, his queen and his brother would fix the misconceptions and war between the 9 realms their father had started
Avalin nodded, "Let's just get this over with." She looked up at Thor and smiled weakly, "Are you ready to go save your brother?"
Risken grabbed Loki's arm again and led him through the building back to the door that the came in through. He shoved him lightly through the door and followed out right after, grabbing the cloak and hat and throwing them back on.
"If you're ready to save your husband, then yes, yes I am." he nodded
Loki made it look like he was struggling for those who kept staring until they were out of sight. He muffled something and glanced at Risken
She nodded, "How do we get the Bifrost to work? Do I have to stand or go somewhere in particular?"
"Hm? Oh," Risken walked over to Loki and untied his gag, freeing his hands as well, at least for the moment, "Were you saying something?" He walked over to where they had appeared before and motioned for Loki to come so that they could leave.
"No you don't have to stand anywhere in particular," He went up to the sword and twisted it, opening the Bifrost "ready?"
He stood and shook himself off, walking over to him "I thought you said you made one bet,"
"Ready as I'll ever be," She said, shaking out her arms and convincing herself that she'd be fine.
He shook his head, "No, I made two." Before he could say anything else he put a hand on his arm and snapped his fingers, humming as they started to travel to the next planet.
Thor nodded and started to sprint into the Bifrost
"Great," Loki rolled his eyes and sighed "Did you have any intent on hurting her?"
Avalin followed Thor into the Bifrost, pressing her eyes shut as she did. Her grip on her bow tightened and she opened one eye slightly.
"Not really, as much as I could, I don't hurt women." He said, not looking at Loki as they traveled, "I'm just slightly curious, why did you offer to go for her? You're the prince of Asgard, she's not."
"Good to know your common courtesy extends to all genders." he muttered "You're right, she's not royalty. She's more than that to me, I would trade my life for hers if it meant keeping her safe. Wouldn't you do the same for someone you loved?" he asked, the sarcasm and usually tease in his voice gone, replaced by serious calmness
"There's only one person that I love anymore, and it's my sister, who you currently just helped free." Risken said, "The woman that came and got us? That was her. She was in captivity for several years now and this was my last chance to get her out of that disgusting place."
"So this isn't going to you're own personal gain, its to help your family?" he asked, gaining new respect for Risken. He nodded "I promise to keep this charade up as long as it's not for personal gain or to harm innocents. And if you return me by tomorrow." he said
Risked nodded, "I'm not completely heartless, you'll be back by tomorrow. My sister is the only family I have left though." He looked around and then focused on Loki, a semi desperate look in his eyes. "Just..don't mention this ok? I need to keep up my act and I can't have anyone ruin it for me."
He nodded "I won't," he promised "are we close?" he asked
"Where is he?" Thor growled as he pinned a man down with his hammer at a bar
"Yes, you want to tie your gag again?" He held it out for him along with the rope for his hands, "I'll tie your hands together again."
Avalin watched Thor, she could tell that Loki wasn't here, she could just feel it. "Thor?" She said gently, "I don't think he's here."
He nodded, sighed and tied the gag around his mouth again, turning and pulling his hands together so Risken could tie them back
He nodded and shoved off the person he pinned to the wall " no, but he was. We're close."
Risken tied his hands together just as they appeared on the next planet. This one was quite the opposite of the other one, they were in the middle of a small city with only a few tall buildings. The ground was a deep red color and he kicked up dust as he walked towards what looked like a bank.
She nodded, "Let's just keep looking, before he disappears again."
Loki nodded, a little confused but followed Risken to the bank
They walked inside and Risken walked up to a teller, striking up a conversation with him and soon coming back over to Loki with a bag of money in his hand. "Alright," He said, grabbing onto his arm and snapping his fingers. They appeared on top of one of the higher buildings and he again led Loki inside.
He glanced around quickly before they went inside, planning his escape in case anything got serious. hm, no one's around…
"Hawk?" Risken called, the building was dark and he fumbled around, looking for a light. Eventually he found it and flipped it on, casting a soft glow on the floor of the building. "I completed the bet."
Loki looked around as much as he could from his position. *Tell me they call him Hawk because it's the name his parents gave him and not because he's a humanoid…"
A small screech could be heard from the back corner and a humanlike figure walked into the light. They were covered in multicolored feathers and had a pair of small bird wings on their back. "Risken..you actually completed a bet?" Their voice was almost like a bird chirping but you could barely make out the words.
"Yes Hawk..can you give me my payment?" He asked, pushing Loki forward, "See, I got the prince."
Oh send me to hell, Loki made to look as if he stumbled and fell on his knees Why birds…. He glanced up at the birdman, hoping he couldn't see through the glamour
The bird man looked at the prince with his head tilted slightly, just like a normal bird would. "I suppose.. the money's over there." He nodded towards the back corner and cawed like a crow, as Risken quickly went into the back corner and grabbed another bag of coins. "Let's go before he goes crazy." He said to Loki, kneeling down next to him and pulling him to his feet.