"That much has been true for your entire wretched life. You have never understood, Odinson, why should this moment bring you any greater wisdom?"
Loki's hands tightened around the hilts of his daggers until his knuckles turned white. He should strike now, while Thor remained bewildered and foolishly struck by his emotions. It would be a lesson to him to retain control. A King should never lose his control this way in front of an enemy.
He should strike.
He does not.
Instead he stood as if cursed to be frozen in place. His every muscle tensed, the lines of fury and hatred writ clear upon his face, but with no more movement in him than Thor himself.
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Loki's hands tightened around the hilts of his daggers until his knuckles turned white. He should strike now, while Thor remained bewildered and foolishly struck by his emotions. It would be a lesson to him to retain control. A King should never lose his control this way in front of an enemy.
He should strike.
He does not.
Instead he stood as if cursed to be frozen in place. His every muscle tensed, the lines of fury and hatred writ clear upon his face, but with no more movement in him than Thor himself.