Inside the majestic and radiant palace of Asgard, the handmaidens and guards could hear bursts of arguing echoing from within the hall every now and then.
Angela sat on the throne, helplessly watching Thor bicker with the Goddess of Death, Hela. Ever since Thor returned, scenes like this had become a regular occurrence.
_Sigh… here they go again,_ Angela rested her cheek on her hand in exasperation. She had no desire to get involved in this mess—just dealing with one disobedient Loki was already enough of a headache.
She had recently retrieved Loki from his exile, thinking that if war really broke out, having him on their side could help protect the people of Asgard.
After all, with Thor's brain, he only knew how to charge headfirst into battle. If any of the Nine Realms were to send out distress signals, it would inevitably fall to either her or Hela to respond. Especially now, with Hela constantly picking fights with Thor, the two of them being together was a recipe for more trouble.
"Didn't the Emperor tell you to find Odin as soon as possible? Do you know how many days have passed already? When exactly do you plan on bringing Father back?"
As a devoted son, Thor was most concerned about Odin's whereabouts. He had even gone to Heimdall, hoping to use his sight to locate Odin.
But Heimdall had apologized, explaining that only Hela knew where Odin had been sent—that it was a realm beyond his vision.
Since then, the first thing Thor did every day upon waking was chase down Hela to question her about Odin.
Hela, however, still held a grudge against Odin for sealing her away. Even though the Emperor had instructed her otherwise, she wasn't willing to bring Odin back so soon.
Right now, Asgard already had her, Angela, Loki, and this big oaf Thor. Odin's presence, in her eyes, was unnecessary.
"When he sealed me away back then, I don't remember you saying anything to demand my release," Hela immediately fired back at Thor with her usual sarcasm.
She still hadn't truly forgiven Odin for what he had done. What was so wrong about wanting to rule over the Nine Realms?
Now that she had accomplished that, calling Odin back would be handing all that power back over to him. Hela had no intention of letting that happen.
She planned to eventually hand control of the Nine Realms to the Emperor!
Just thinking of the Emperor's face made her legs tremble uncontrollably. Only the Emperor was worthy of her.
...
"You…" Every time Hela snapped back at Thor like that, he didn't know how to respond. After all, it was only recently that he learned he had _two_ older sisters.
He had always believed that Loki was his only sibling. Thor glanced at Loki, hoping he'd say something to help.
But Loki simply whistled and looked away. "Don't drag me into your Asgardian family drama. I'm just an outsider, remember?"
Angela turned her head with an exasperated sigh. Loki wasn't exactly an easy one to deal with either. When they found him in his place of exile, he had flat-out refused to return to Asgard. No one knew what Hela said to him afterward, but somehow, Loki had changed his mind.
"All right, enough of this pointless arguing," Angela finally stood up, unable to stay silent any longer. If she didn't speak now, who knew how long they'd keep going?
"Hela, don't forget the Emperor's instructions. No matter what Odin has done, he is still a god. Even Thanos has to show him some respect."
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