"Something like that," he says, smiling. "I consider her next in charge, after me. And I trust she'll make the right decisions even though she might not trust herself."

Thor finds himself swelling with appreciation for Valkyrie just by talking about her. They hadn't known each other especially long and their acquaintance hadn't started off on the right foot, but his friendship with her was as important to him as his friendship had been with the Warriors Three.