"What time I did not spend with her I spent with tutors, or my younger brother." They had spent much of their time learning how to govern, how to rule. Now and then their father had taken time to speak with them. Teach them. Tell them tales of their history, of their people; as they grew older such visits became less and less as the work of protecting the nine realms grew. Then there was the Odinsleep which took him from all of Asgard- He'd learned to cherish what time he had with his father.

He shakes such thoughts from his mind as he cuts a thin slice of the pork for Jane, serving her a plate. There is no sauce for the meat for he has no skill in sauces, but the skin is crisp and the flesh moist.