Thor remained seated at the table after the brutal outburst with Arthur. The silence between them was thick, cutting. Arthur, elbows resting on the arms of his chair, studied his friend with an expression caught somewhere between disappointment and compassion.

“You know what you did was unforgivable, don’t you?” he said, breaking the silence. “I’ve never seen you like this, Thor. You completely lost control.”

Thor lowered his gaze, taking a long breath, his eyes still glazed with rage, pain, an