THE TRICKSTER AND THE ORACLE (2)

 'Seven' he said

Then hearing the number Erika understand.

'Seven…huh…Seven.' She got a hint of how Loki divided himself and why but she needs confirmation

'Why seven?' she asked.

Loki sighed first as he come closer to Erika and then he wipes away the leaves on the ground and sit beside her.

'I am a guest and you don't invite me for a seat. I have been walking a lot today'

'I didn't think you would bother' she replies. 

'Well, that is quite right. But the gesture would be nice' he said. He grabs the herbal drink inside a wooden cup that stand on top the connected root of the tree and take a sip.

He had seen it since the moment he came here

His face turns weird for a second and he almost vomited the concoction. But he felt rejuvenated in his entire body and then he turns toward Erika and ask

'What kind of drink is this? It even has a trace of Time essence in it'