"There will be time for a greater ability to view Asgard when this is finished," Thor promised them, in response to both scientists almost willingly participating in dangerous activities at the edges of the rainbow bridge. With the city looming overhead anyway, there was just as much for the pair to see without accidental suicide.

Tony babbled on to Bruce about physics or possibilities but Thor more or less ignored them. His eyes were constantly looking for Alessa. He knew all about illusions, about protections. Yes, his mother had been possible of them, but it was Loki that had caused him to fear them most of all.

The walk to the city, therefore, could not have gone fast enough for Thor.

Passing between massive golden statues and through guard flanked gates gave Tony shivers. Sure, he was doing his best to play it cool but there were new and amazing things at every bend. Even parts of the city still in ruin left him utterly fascinated. Asgard was a planet of simpler times and technology he had never even thought of before.

Science and magic...who would have thought that they would be so close?