Daisy patted Cosmo on the back, signaling him to prepare for battle. At the same time, she held Mjolnir in her hand, hid it behind her back, and went to open the door.
If Skrull accomplices had come knocking, then regardless of whether Sophie upstairs objected, she would inevitably turn the hallway into a bloody mess today.
She pulled open the door and raised her hammer. Just as lightning wrapped around the weapon, Daisy realized it was not Skrulls.
It was Thor and Loki. The bear-like pounding from earlier was obviously the eldest prince's style.
"Oh, it's you?" Daisy had no intention of letting them in. She guarded the doorway warily. "What do you want with me? Let me make this clear first: the hammer chose me as its master, so I'm not giving it back. And Thor, Teacher Jen said you disappeared. You're a scumbag who ran off after flirting with her, and she never wants to see you again."
"Teacher Jen?" Loki raised one eyebrow and looked at Thor with a half-smile. "Oh, my brother. Father said his end was near and he did not have much time left, yet you refused to come with me to see him because you insisted on coming to New York for that woman."
Thor slapped the back of Loki's head, sending him stumbling aside, then said to Daisy, "I'll explain things to her someday. In any case, I had reasons I had to leave. Right now, I need you to come with us to Scandinavia and bring Mjolnir to see Odin."
As he spoke, his large eyes fell upon the hammer, his expression extremely complicated.
That had once been his weapon, yet now it was cradled in someone else's arms.
"Why?" Daisy thought Thor's gaze was strange. She hurriedly rested the