"Thor, please stop. I may be ruling in your stead, but I'm just Harry to you. I'm also bored out of my mind. Please tell me there is something interesting going on," Harry said in a kind tone.
"As you say, All-Father," Thor said with a smirk on his face. Morgan herself had a very knowing smile on her face at Harry's discomfort.
Harry knew this wasn't going to go away and decided to ignore it. Instead, he decided to focus on the task at hand. "Any luck on your end extracting the Aether?" Harry asked, looking at Morgan. The smile on her face slowly disappeared.
"Sadly, no. Asgard royal library, believe it or not, has very little information on the Aether. My suspicion is that the previous king, King Bor Burison, removed all information pertaining to the Aether."
"This is rather suspicious. Was it because it was too dangerous, or did someone else desire it?" Harry asked.
"Desire it?" Thor repeated worriedly.
"The Aether is an object of immense power. Given the opponents we'll be fighting, Thor, do you not think others will seek the Aether for their own personal means?" Harry asked.
"Marauders do not understand the power of the Aether," Thor answered certainly.
"It's not marauders that concern me. I'm more than certain that there are other people like Loki out there who are mad for power, having a deep thirst and hunger for it. Some will do anything to acquire it. There is a possibility that someone in your grandfather's era wanted the Aether for their own personal means. Someone like the Dark Elves," Harry replied in kind.
"The Dark Elves are gone," Frigga insisted angrily.
"Are they? Are they really?" Harry asked. "I've read your stories on the Dark Elves. I know you sing songs of the triumph of your victories that explain the battles in great detail. I have heard these songs and read your stories. The Dark Elves suffered a defeat, this is true. However nowhere in your stories does it say Malekith himself was slain. It seems more likely to me that Malekith vanished after the battle and disappeared."
"You think the Dark Elves are still out there?" Thor asked.
"Let me tell you a story. This is a true story about my own origin. Once, there was a wizard who fell into the Dark Arts. He was famous for killing countless witches and wizards and literally remaining undefeated during his reign, until one day he heard the telling of a prophecy that foretold the arrival of a child that could defeat him. To prevent this prophecy from coming true, he set out to kill this child. He killed the boy's father and mother before turning on the boy himself. Instead, something miraculous happened. The spell that should have killed the boy backfired and rebounded upon the Dark Lord, destroying his body. He was still alive. Less than a ghost, less than a spirit, but still he lived. He remained that way for thirteen years. However, because he had nobody, everyone in the magical world believed he was dead. When he returned and regained a body, no one wanted to believe he was back. That continued until he appeared before members of the magical government who saw him with their own eyes. With his official return, the war began and because of the government's refusal to believe he was back, he had been allowed to operate unchecked for a full year. Because of that, they nearly lost the war."
Frigga, Thor, and Jane looked at him carefully.
"So, what do you suggest we do?" Thor asked.
"We must remain vigilant. There are no records that Malekith was slain: only that his army was defeated. It's, for this reason, I believe a small group of Dark Elves, perhaps their best warriors, went into hiding after the Asgardian army won the battle. I even suspect that because King Bor could not find Malekith he was eventually lead to believe that Malekith was slain. That's why the stories say the Dark Elves were all defeated. Also, the story that the Aether was destroyed turn out to be a lie. It was clear King Bor did not want anyone searching for it and most likely lied to prevent others from seeking it out. He should have at least told Odin the truth. This would have allowed Asgard to secretly prepare in case the Aether was found again," Harry said.
No one said a word to him.
"You've clearly given this a great deal of thought," Frigga said.
"On my world, there is a saying. 'Prepare for the worse, hope for the best.' It would be wise to expect trouble now that the Aether has been rediscovered. While it's wise to keep it quiet as much as possible, there is also the possibility that there could be others who can… sense the Aether," Harry said slowly.
"We have Heimdall. He sees all nine realms with no trouble," Frigga said, trying to sound sure.
"Does he see everything?" Harry asked. Frigga gave no answer.
"No," Thor spoke up. "Despite having the best eyes in the nine realms, he doesn't see all. The perfect example of this is when I went to Earth to Jane's last position because he could no longer see her. Also, masters at magic can hide from Heimdall's sight."
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