Epilogue:


    Loki gave his trademark sly smile when his favorite Valkyrie walked into the lounge a few minutes after his most recent champion left. She gave him a hard look, an expression that was wholly unsuited for her soft and gentle face.


    "You know, I had my doubts when you had me bend the rules to bring him here," she said.


    Loki knew this and just nodded. She wasn''t his servant. She was just a partner—a lesser partner, of course, but a business partner and sometimes a friend. But that didn''t mean she was always going to agree with him.


    "And what do you think now?" he asked.


    "He''s doing well, but he''s still too soft," she said.


    "He still has some time to grow."


    "He had better” Mary warned.


    Time isn''t as tight as you think," Loki answered calmly.


    She glared at him. "You clearly haven''t been paying enough attention then."


    "You worry too much," Loki responded. "Miles will be ready. And besides, he''s not the only one that matters."


    "It''s easy for you to say," Mary said. "But if you allow me, maybe I can get more involved with his training," she said hopefully.


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    Loki considered it. She did have a point, and he forced down the devious smile. It was his favorite when he could do something he was already planning on doing and have many people think he was doing them a favor.


    "Miles would like that, wouldn''t he?" Loki said. "Perhaps I''ll keep that in mind next time I need a reward."


    He and Mary chatted for a bit. Eventually, she left, and Loki frowned, focusing on the hundreds of partitions of his lounge as various copies of himself talked to many of his blessed simultaneously. This partition was just idle, the thought thread of a god accumulating all the small plans that he was executing. But things were shaping up nicely. As much as he wasn''t a huge fan of his father, he did have to say the man certainly knew his business.


    <h2>Final Status: </h2>


    Level rewards: +3 Focus, +1 Speed, +2 Free points


    Level: 17


    Status: Tier 4: Valhalla Proper


    Class: Arcane Fool, Lvl 10


    Subclass: N/A


    Traits:


    Incisive Gaze


    Loki''s Champion


    Skills:


    Mana Perception Enhanced


    Spells:


    A Fool''s Constitution


    Dance of the Jester


    Weapon proficiencies


    Sword: D-1


    Spear: F-2


    Striking: F-7


    Halberd: D-3


    Dagger: D-4


    Grappling: F-7


    Stats


    Strength: 37


    Speed: 63


    Constitution: 22


    Focus: 40


    Charm: 15


    Free Points: 25


    Blessing: Loki''s Favor


    Strength: +2


    Speed: +2


    Constitution: +2


    Focus: +6


    Charm: +10


    Jester Shop Access


    Additional effects: ???