"Oh, now what have we here. Don't look now, Darling, but I think an exchange is taking place," he says to me quietly.

I wait a few moments and then glance in Odin's direction. A briefcase now sits open on the table before Loki. Payment for a job well done, no doubt. Sigyn's eyes light up at the sight of it. I find it hard to imagine, but she acts as though she has never seen that amount of cash before in her life. Loki seems pleased, passes off the briefcase to one of his men who has placed a velveteen jewel box on the table in front of Odin.

I kiss Heimdall and place my napkin on the table. "If you will excuse me for a moment, my love, I will return shortly."

"What are you going to do, Freyja?" he asks with a slightly concerned look on his face.

"I am going to walk over there and take back what is mine," I tell him with a quick, wicked raising of my eyebrows as I stand.

Immediately, I walk over to Odin's table and pick up the small, black box before he has an opportunity to inspect the contents.

"Now what have we here?" I ask of the three sitting at the table, staring in disbelief at my sudden appearance.

I open the box. "I believe this belongs to me."

After confirming that Brisingamen is inside, I close the box and simply walk away, returning to my table.

"That was almost too easy," I say with a snicker as I sit down next to my handsome date.

He bursts out laughing.