The Loki Files Vol. 2 - The Loki Files, #2

The second volume includes the following novellas:Blood of RulersThe Trickster of Asgard has many jobs: right arm of the All-Father, agent, assassin, spy, scholar, sorcerer, hacker, council member. Now Loki can add two more at the same time: investigator and diplomat. Can he handle looking for a threat to all realms and negotiating a peace treaty at the same time?Protectors of EarthCan the Trickster of Asgard be caught on canvas? A throne anniversary, two stolen paintings, and a ring of smugglers are just three things Loki has to deal with in between standing still for his portrait.
A spy network may become a new enemy or an ally. An enemy might turn into a friend. A glorious plan might just work out. And marriage is looming on the horizon.Servants of LifeThe Trickster of Asgard has been tamed, at least partially. But what will it take for him to sit on the throne of Asgard? Crisis and chaos, that's what. Disease is sweeping through the realm, but where did it come from and how can it be fought? Ruling was never Loki's preferred occupation, but when he's the only one in the family not sick, he has to keep the throne occupied.
And he has to rely on his agents to find out what's going on.