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waterfawn

Eilonwy smiled back. "You're welcome, but you don't need to thank me." Another snack was considered but Eilonwy held off for the time being.

"Most rumors are like that, I've found. Insults can sometimes be very sharp words meant to strike where people are the most vulnerable." she thought back to the fight with Taran and how quickly it'd escalated. Eilonwy offered one of her hands towards Loki and spoke with a soft authoritative tone.

"I'm a princess, not a member of the court. I won't judge you on the past, because I wasn't there for it and didn't know you then. That would be insensitive to the you I do know. People change, and you've given me no reason to think you anything but what you've shown me." her tone shifted to sounding more like herself than a princess using her own understanding, "Even if those statements are true, that's not all that you are. You're showing that right now."

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whose_son_am_i

"The last decade, or just under really, have been very...chaotic for me in many ways. It was change or die, in some ways. Adapt or die really, though I've been trying to adapt in good ways." Loki said with a soft laugh. "I have been trying to learn to do things differently. Even when I might do something the way I've done it before, the motivation is often different now. I am still me. I will never not be a curious being who likes to look into things others won't, to ferret out secrets, and occasionally cause trouble or poke at things others won't. But that doesn't mean I have to be the villain either."

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waterfawn

"Curious people are often called scholars in Prydain." Eilonwy remarked. "They're also well read." With a bit of a call back to the way she'd described him before, Eilonwy hoped to keep showing her emotional support of Loki. Upheaval could be hard for anyone and she couldn't picture what it would be like for any god; but she could imagine it was many times worse.

"You can do all of that and not be a villain. If secrets were never explored or trouble caused, how would one grow except by getting taller?"

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whose_son_am_i

"See, most people don't like it when others cause trouble. Even if it's useful. Mischief isn't often appreciated." Loki countered, but he caught the support. It was very much appreciated. "I've...seen for myself too, how it can spiral out of control in ways one never intends. So I understand somewhat why it's not always appreciated."

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waterfawn

"There's a time and place for it, I agree. But it's still useful, even in smaller doses." Eilonwy thought back to the end of the adventure in Prydain; the wood troll showing he was alive by digging in Taran's vest pockets for apples and suddenly had a much clearer understanding. No one had been mad at Gurgi for the joke, but it hadn't been the best response to things.

"Even if it's not always as funny as it may seem." she added with a little laugh.

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whose_son_am_i

"That can be part of it, yes." Loki said cautiously. Time and place for it, and whether it was funny or not, often seemed to be in the eye of the beholder.

"If you have questions, I shall try and answer them. Give you context, as it were, to what was in the profile."

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waterfawn

Eilonwy spoke with gentle but firm assurance. "I don't spend my time thinking on barbs, except on how to disarm them or how to shield either myself or my friends from them. The context is appreciated, but I don't need it. Or want it."

Her shoulders relaxed a bit as she smiled. "Unless you mean questions not related to that, then I can think of at least two that I'd love to ask."

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whose_son_am_i

Loki smiled; it wasn't a large one, or mischievous or anything. Just an upturn of his mouth, but a relaxing into it. Like he was grateful, and tired, but had needed to hear that. Which he did, honestly.

"Thank you, and go ahead."

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waterfawn

Mission accomplished. Eilonwy returned the smile. "You're welcome. The first question is easy, I think. With your height, do you ever accidentally run into frames coming into a room?" Eilonwy could imagine herself doing it easily and had been curious for a while.

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whose_son_am_i

That brought a chuckle, and Loki let himself lean into the amusement. HE could use it, even if he was mostly feeling... More on balance again. Or if not balanced, as he was aware still that there was a lot he had to deal with, then at least more in control of himself.

"Not really,as I pay attention to the details. I pay attention to a lot of things, honestly. It's how I find out things no one wants me to know."

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waterfawn

"Of course, it would be odd if you didn't." With that curiosity settled, Eilonwy thought of her next question. "Hm.. Then for my next and last question. Speaking of details do you ever have layers to any mischief you do? Or does it involve doing just one or two things?"

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whose_son_am_i

"Define layers" but that wasn't an answer. "It depends on what I'm trying to do. Some can be very simple, like turning a cup of wine into snakes. Others are more layered. I once did two copies of me, in different places, to fake out and trap my brother in a glass prison-bowl."

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waterfawn

"More than one step, so you can reach whatever your goal is." But then Loki was explaining and Eilonwy tilted her head slightly. "How can a bowl-- well, no, if it's a very large bowl, then one could be trapped in it." She thought back to the masquerade's invisible barriers and almost stuck her tongue out at the memory.

"Why did you want to trap him?"

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whose_son_am_i

"At the time, he was trying to stop me. This was during the invasion. I was young, angry, hurt. I had a clear goal and also a sword hanging over my neck as it were. I couldn't let him stop me."

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waterfawn

"Oh! Then it wasn't so much of a joke as it was a defense tactic." Eilonwy folded her arms in thought and then unfolded them as quickly. "Have you ever done it for fun?"

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whose_son_am_i

"Put him in a glass bowl? Not yet." Loki answered, and was sad that he likely never would have a chance. "I did turn into a snake once, when we were younger. He picked me up, and then I turned back and stabbed him." Y'know, like brothers do.

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waterfawn

Eilonwy sighed. "Not all animals are your friends, I learned that early enough before being allowed into the forest." She imagined Loki as a snake trying to hold a knife in his mouth and laughed suddenly.

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whose_son_am_i

"Well yes, but you have to remember. Asgardians are some of the sturdiest and strongest beings in the nine-realms. Add to that the devil-may-care attitude that can come with youth..." But he might've been grinning. It was a fond memory.

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waterfawn

"I do remember you mentioning it before, yes." Still, even at her most devil may care levels, Eilonwy didn't think it was a great plan to just pick a snake up. "A different kind of youth, I wouldn't have heard the end of it if I'd tried to collect a snake!"

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whose_son_am_i

"We were also a warrior people, Eilonwy." Loki reminded, but shrugged. "Perhaps our parents would've been different with a girl, but I doubt it. Especially having seen what our heretofore-unknown sister was actually like." Loki frowned, but really didn't want to dwell on all of that too. Bad enough he'd had his past brought up on Sleepr.

"In any case, what other questions can I answer? Preferably not about my family, please."

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waterfawn

Eilonwy nodded. "Apologies, I said I didn't want details and then.." she shook her head, aware of the faux pas. She fell quiet for a moment in thought before she found another question to ask.

"You're well read, but do you ever write things yourself? Poems, short stories? Songs?"

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whose_son_am_i

Loki waved off the apology, but was glad she understood. He was a bit surprised by her question, but smiled. "Occasionally. My Yule gift to Puck was actually a play version of our shenanigans at the masquerade ball under the mistletoe. I've not done much writing lately for fun other than that."

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waterfawn

"An entire play!" Eilonwy exclaimed. "That must have been a lot of work. But I haven't done much writing for fun either. Most of mine in Llyr involves record keeping or notes on what I'm studying. Maybe I'll try some later, to see how I like it."

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whose_son_am_i

"It wasn't terribly hard, as our shenanigans at the ball were very theatrical. It made it easy to adapt." Loki demurred, but still had a proud smile on his face. "What would you write for fun, while here? Besides notes of various kinds."

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waterfawn

"Besides just notes.." Eilonwy trailed off and thought it over. "I think I'd try copying some of the myths from Prydain as a whole. But if you also mean besides copying things, probably poetry? It can be fun to write, and it's almost like writing song lyrics."