"Lets try without math then." Loki shrugged. He could deal with different approaches. And he'd read enough satanic bibles by now to have an idea of the vocabulary Uriel was used to: "The government has said: Thou shalt not make your own money."

She didn't want to replace him? Yeah, right.

Even if that were true it wasn't a matter of what anyone wanted. If she was there and strong and healthy and Loki was weak and sick and no fun at all Odin would simply start doing everything with her and leaving Loki behind. After a while Odin would simply forget there had ever been a Loki.

Maybe it was a good thing. He didn't want Odin to be left all alone after he died, but he didn't know what he'd do without him while he was still alive.

And when he was healthy again? Where'd she gotten that crazy idea?

Oh right, he'd put that into her head himself. He had told her that he was okay and that his medicines were making him better after all.

"Maybe we should just stick with the lying for now. It'd be better, if I could show you what the tricks look like properly. I might show you one or two, if I feel up to it." Right now his hands were shaking from weakness.