<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">"Then what is the issue?" Thor's voice turned hard. He didn't like playing these mental games, trying to dig out what might have been bothering someone. Either tell him bluntly or get over it. It was no good to guess at what might be on a troubled mind. Perhaps it was just a skill he was poorly attuned to play, but wasn't it just a waste of time to keep secrets? "I thought you would have been glad to see me safely returned, yet you shrug me off at every turn," he spoke his displeasure to his brother. Thor sighed. They had really started to drift apart ever since Odin had decided Thor would become king. Thor had assumed it was caused by them spending less time together. To make matters worse, Loki didn't want to join him into any battle or any adventure. How could he spend time with his brother when his brother didn't want to partake in the same activities? They rarely trained together anymore.<br/>
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"I know you'll keep the secrets you want, but hear me brother: I do not understand what has you are acting so fowl towards me," Thor's voice had softened, as he felt real concern for his brother's wellbeing. When had he let their relationship slip into such disarray? It couldn't have happened overnight, it must have been a slow thing that he was just noticing. </span>