Thor swallowed, then forced himself to breathe evenly and slow his hands so that they went through the motions correctly if not as quickly or steadily as he would have liked. Knowing her eyes followed him, he straightened his shoulders, and tried to focus only on what lay ahead.
"Don't waste your sympathies on me, Lady Sif."
His father wouldn't have been foolish enough to begin all of this in the first place, and now Thor could barely face any of it like a man, let alone a prince. He had not thought himself such a coward that he would curry sympathy for his faults, yet he had done enough of that while his brother bled.
"I must speak with the Allfather still," He added, more quietly than he intended. "I've put it off too long already. And if he sees what we've done..." He didn't finish. He tightened his last vambrace in quick, rough motions. While there was something urgent to be done, he felt just a little less helpless, but it remained to be seen how long that would last.
No time at all, most likely, when he eventually came to face Loki as well.
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"Don't waste your sympathies on me, Lady Sif."
His father wouldn't have been foolish enough to begin all of this in the first place, and now Thor could barely face any of it like a man, let alone a prince. He had not thought himself such a coward that he would curry sympathy for his faults, yet he had done enough of that while his brother bled.
"I must speak with the Allfather still," He added, more quietly than he intended. "I've put it off too long already. And if he sees what we've done..." He didn't finish. He tightened his last vambrace in quick, rough motions. While there was something urgent to be done, he felt just a little less helpless, but it remained to be seen how long that would last.
No time at all, most likely, when he eventually came to face Loki as well.