The Ancient One Wants to Run Away Early (A 6000-character chapter as an extra for readers)

With a flash of light, Charlotte Doyle brought Thor and Loki into Asgard's teleportation palace.

The guard of the Merlin Array, the Asgardian warrior Skurge, saw the magic array suddenly flare with magical light and immediately said, "Welcome, Prime Merlinian."

As the light faded, Skurge looked at the three people who appeared and said in surprise, "Your Highness Loki..."

Thor looked at the palace guard and said, "So it's Skurge. Mage Charlotte and I will go see Father first."

Charlotte also nodded to Skurge. "Thank you for guarding this place. We'll be leaving first."

Skurge watched the three of them leave, his mind filled with question marks. Wasn't the second prince, Loki, dead?

He had even attended Loki's memorial ceremony. Had he been found and brought back?

Soon, Charlotte Doyle and Thor escorted Loki into the throne room together, where Odin was seated upright upon the throne.

After looking at the three who entered, Odin merely glanced at Loki before saying to Charlotte Doyle, "Mage Charlotte, thank you for bringing my two sons back."

Charlotte smiled. "You're too kind, God King."

Loki looked at Odin on the throne, an unreadable look flashing through his eyes. He was vexed that this operation had failed. Once again, he had failed to prove himself.

Odin then looked at Loki and said, "Guards, take Loki to prison!"

At Odin's command, a squad of Asgardian soldiers came in from outside the temple, took Loki from Thor, and escorted him toward the prison.

Watching the soldiers escort Loki away, Thor said, "Father, the war Loki brought to Earth has been resolved, but he still hasn't said who the person behind him is."

"I suspect someone used Loki's hand to test us, Asgard."

"After all, everyone in the universe knows that the Nine Realms are nominally ruled