Alyxa’s frown went deeper than just the skin. She saw her
Dream again, standing there with Odin in that strange cavern. She suddenly felt
like all the drifting pieces were slowly coming together; a jigsaw puzzle of
infinite size made by blind gurus and carved by invisible children with no
knowledge of puzzles whatsoever.
“The Trickster?” she asked softly.
“Yes,” June Darjeeling replied, “every religion since the
dawn of time has had a ‘trickster’, as with most, they are all one and the same.”
“We learn to diversify, the Tricksters are better at
adapting than the rest of us,” Morpheus said to no one in particular, brushing
a finger across the porcelain of his teacup; the delicately painted birds
fluffed their feathers and took flight, coasting in endless circles.
-And of course Loki is the one we’re concerned with,- Bast grumbled, stretching out to her full
glorious self.
Alyxa sighed and looked at her feet. She frowned again; her
sneakers were stained and worn from travel. She needed new ones. She blinked
and now she was suddenly wearing a pair of purple suede pumps. A quick look at
Morpheus revealed his small smile, even though his eyes were still locked in
the flying birds in the china.
“Alright, so we’ve solved the mysteries of the universe, now
where’s Maye?” she demanded.
“Maye is searching for Loki, I thought I’d made that obvious
already,” June told her.
-Not really,- Bast grumbled.
“Fine,” Alyxa cut in, ignoring the Cat-Goddess, “why is Maye
looking for Loki and how do we get to her?”
June’s eyes sparkled.
“I don’t know the answer to the first question,” she said, “and
as for finding her. You’ll just have to do a little Blood Scrying, now won’t
you, dear?”
-‘Blood Scrying’? –
“Alright, let’s get it over with.”
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