Loki had cared for his mother till she had been feeling better where she no longer needed his assistance. That night Loki wondered the woods to help patrol its border. It was quiet, peaceful, no more disturbances throughout the day and night, only the sounds of the residence and creatures filled the forest, his thoughts still thought of his friend and lover, taking hold of the pendant like it was fragile and be ripped away from his neck. It meant the world to him, just like his mother. 

As the young man had wondered the forest aimlessly, he heard a voice. It sounded familiar, looking in the direction of the voice, Loki followed it, his heart pounding. He heard his name with the voice that sounded like Thor. He was positive. Running to their meeting place, the young man stayed hidden. He heard Thor apologize and wanting to explain his years of disappearance. Loki tried to calm down as he tried to think. He was upset, tears ran down his face as he had thought how real or not real this was. Wiping his tears away, Loki calmed his breathing then once calm, Loki revealed himself from behind the tree he had hid behind. "Thor?" Loki looked at the grown figure before him. Same blonde hair, same blue eyes. He looked taller, built from what Loki could tell. Loki stepped forward, feeling practically speechless. But he did want to know what kept Thor away from him for so long.