In a way, Tony and Bucky both were pleased to hear that they would not just be ferried to this version of Earth. Refugees, no matter the cause, tended not to go over well with native populations. Even if they had only a thousand people, that could be too much. They would need too many things to survive and no one country would be willing to admit them. A new, safe, uninhabited home, therefore, would be exactly what they should be looking for.
No one deemed Tony the mouth piece for their group, but he couldn’t help himself. “Your offer is incredibly generous,” he said immediately. “But I can’t speak for my people. We’ve moved around whole hell of a lot lately, trying to resettle planets that the Asgardians have already farmed to extinction. And we think there are at least fifteen or maybe twenty thousand people on their training moon. Our intelligence says that they will be left there once the Asgardians return home with the slaves they want to keep. We need to work on a way to get them to the planet your princess found us on before we can agree to your generous offer. And I think our leader will want to meet you personally.”
Bucky just made a sort of grunting sound, but Tony hadn’t quite learned on how to translate that.
“We would invite you back to our camp if that pleases you. Or we can make arrangements to confer here. You’re our host and we will leave it to you to decide on our next step.” Wow. That was almost a full speech without any sarcasm! Tony was beside himself.
Laufey, however, found the tiny mortals to be quite amusing. It was good that they did not simply agree off the bat. They were obviously desperate but still had pride and their wherewithal. They would become great vassals to Jotunheim and make them even more attractive to Asgard. Plus, it was simply the right thing to do to help them. “I believe it would be easier on your kind if a delegate from Jotunheim were to return with you. Our realm is difficult for mortals to endure. And my daughter finds your company agreeable. I will name my eldest son and my beloved daughter all powers to speak in my stead. Loki, come. We must discuss a way to breach the Void so we may communicate across Yggdrasil’s branches.”
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In a way, Tony and Bucky both were pleased to hear that they would not just be ferried to this version of Earth. Refugees, no matter the cause, tended not to go over well with native populations. Even if they had only a thousand people, that could be too much. They would need too many things to survive and no one country would be willing to admit them. A new, safe, uninhabited home, therefore, would be exactly what they should be looking for.
No one deemed Tony the mouth piece for their group, but he couldn’t help himself. “Your offer is incredibly generous,” he said immediately. “But I can’t speak for my people. We’ve moved around whole hell of a lot lately, trying to resettle planets that the Asgardians have already farmed to extinction. And we think there are at least fifteen or maybe twenty thousand people on their training moon. Our intelligence says that they will be left there once the Asgardians return home with the slaves they want to keep. We need to work on a way to get them to the planet your princess found us on before we can agree to your generous offer. And I think our leader will want to meet you personally.”
Bucky just made a sort of grunting sound, but Tony hadn’t quite learned on how to translate that.
“We would invite you back to our camp if that pleases you. Or we can make arrangements to confer here. You’re our host and we will leave it to you to decide on our next step.” Wow. That was almost a full speech without any sarcasm! Tony was beside himself.
Laufey, however, found the tiny mortals to be quite amusing. It was good that they did not simply agree off the bat. They were obviously desperate but still had pride and their wherewithal. They would become great vassals to Jotunheim and make them even more attractive to Asgard. Plus, it was simply the right thing to do to help them. “I believe it would be easier on your kind if a delegate from Jotunheim were to return with you. Our realm is difficult for mortals to endure. And my daughter finds your company agreeable. I will name my eldest son and my beloved daughter all powers to speak in my stead. Loki, come. We must discuss a way to breach the Void so we may communicate across Yggdrasil’s branches.”