▁V alk y rie ▁and ▁gets ▁another ▁job ▁as ▁Od in ' s ▁personal ▁a ide . ▁In ▁The ▁Ham mer ▁of ▁Thor , ▁Sam ▁is ▁unw illing ly ▁bet ro th ed ▁by ▁L oki ▁to ▁Th ry m ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁M j ol n ir ; ▁in ▁reality , ▁L oki ▁wants ▁the ▁Sk of nung ▁S word , ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁can ▁finally ▁free ▁himself . ▁Sam ▁is ▁then ▁given ▁a ▁task ▁by ▁Od in ▁to ▁head ▁towards ▁Sc and in avia ▁and ▁personally ▁imprison ▁L oki ▁back ▁before ▁he ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁in va de ▁Mid g ard ▁and ▁eventually ▁As g ard . ▁In ▁The ▁Sh ip ▁of ▁the ▁Dead , ▁Sam ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁quest ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁Nag l far ▁from ▁sail ing ▁in ▁N if l heim ▁and ▁has ▁sufficiently ▁trained ▁with ▁Alex ▁enough ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁imm une ▁to ▁L oki ' s ▁influence . ▁The ▁quest ▁is ▁challeng ing ▁for ▁her ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁danger , ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁she ▁is ▁fast ing ▁for ▁Ram ad an . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁f ighter , ▁Sam ▁w ield s ▁a ▁V alk y rie ▁ax e ▁or ▁d agger . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁inherited ▁her ▁father ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁shapes h ift ▁into ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁horse fly ▁or ▁l ion ; ▁however , ▁shapes h ifting ▁makes ▁her ▁un com fort able , ▁as ▁it ▁causes ▁her ▁to ▁become ▁more ▁like ▁her ▁father . ▁Sam ▁wants ▁to