The knock was almost painfully familiar. Frigga would be able to identify him by the sound of his footsteps alone even if she were blind. It made her smile before she called out to bid them enter.
Seeing him made her breath catch in her throat. The eyepatch was new. And what had happened to his hair? He looked more and more like his father. So much so that it made her heart ache for a moment before she approached Thor and Sif with outstretched arms.
"My son," she said. "Lady Sif. Welcome to my chambers. It is very good to see you both."