Chapter 8
As Sigyn beat Loki she felt pain on her back. Was that empathy? No. It's so painful and it's not stopping. It's a dream. Sigyn opened up her eyes. Her maid asked her "your highness, are you alright? You were crying in sleep"
Sigyn sat up and nodded. "I am alright". She picked her silk robe and wear it. Walked towards window, she saw usual hazy morning and castle's becoming alive with people rushing to work.
Maiden said "princess, his majesty, the King called you, my lady"
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Sigyn entered the king's study and greeted him. "My king" is bowed.
"Ah, Sigyn, my child, I have two good news for you. But before that I want to tell you something, am very proud of you". He held her face. "You took our revenge and as always proved that you are a real treasure and ofcourse, your mother's best mistake"
Sigyn's mother, Freya has so many children. She was known for her affairs but no one can blame her. After her sister Frigga, who was goddess of love was abducted by Odin, there was no love at all remained in vanirs. So it is Freya, goddess of lust, who is helping to maintain certain level of heterosexual attraction to sustain the population growth and help in many other ways. So only Asmund and Sigyn are Iwaldi's children.
"Now I want to say that I want you to take the throne". Sigyn was delighted with equal amounts of shock. She didn't expect it to happen so soon.
"Father"
"Yes, my child, take your birth right as you are my elder daughter and you have proved yourself worthy". Sigyn's happy moments died soon when Iwaldi's spoke further. "You know coronation would be done if you choose your husband-to-be first. So I want you to get engaged"
Sigyn tried to remain normal. "It seems like you have someone in your mind"
"Yes, ofcourse, Prince Aiden of Phoenix 22"
"The younger prince of fire sorcerers?"
"Yes my child, this will not only create a bond between realms and you'll get a befitting husband but they will also help us in our solar energy problems"
Sigyn nodded.
"They are coming tomorrow and I want you to make your mind up. They presented this proposal themselves. Don't let me down. Alright?"
She nodded again.
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Sigyn was going to see her prisoner. On the way she heard some maiden gossiping "The prisoner is so handsome and fair. I wish he wouldn't be our enemy. I might bed him then..."
The Princess entered the dungeons, there he is standing in the middle but he is not standing he is almost hanging with his arms chained. She left him in not very bad condition last night.
She called guard. "Dismiss all the maidens who work here, only men will work here" she said while walking towards the hanging prince. She stopped to see him. He was covered in wounds and blood. She only hit him a few times last night who else did the rest? "Who hit him? He is my prisoner. How dare anyone touch him?" She glared at guard.
He bowed his head "your highness, no one but... you hit him. No one came here afterwards"
"Call the healers and no maiden remember that"
Guard bowed and ran out.
Sigyn went to the Prince and wanted to touch him but her hatred didn't allowed herself to do sympathise him. He is an enemy. She gave herself many excuses that he is responsible for his condition but at last she went and unchained him and held his falling body.
His body was covered with wounds. His back was brutally shredded and his neck, chest, face also have wounds. She knew it was very painful and yet a real royal child would never show his pain to his/her enemy. She felt her vision blurred with tears.
Soon healers transfer him to a prisoner cell and checked him. "He has lost to much blood, your highness, he'll die soon"
"Give him the treatment" Sigyn ordered.
"But that is breach of rules, princess. No prisoner shall be treated"
"I know the rules but you see his death will be decided by the council. Only they will decide when and how he will die. And he is my prisoner so I'll decide what to do with him until then. I don't enjoy beating a dead person so, heal him"
"We will apply the herbs. He needs certain amount of heat to recover. The dungeons are too cold for him. He also needs proper food which is not allowed to give him"
"Just give him the medicine. I'lI handle the rest"
Before the healer left Sigyn asked "why are you using jouton's potion on him?"
"He is jouton, my lady"
"Don't... tell that to anyone"
He bowed and left.
She looked at unconscious body of Loki. And thought 'Are you even a prince?' She heard him mumbling something. She took her time to understand, he was saying Samara in low whistles.
Sigyn felt involuntary contraction in her chest and she decided to leave.
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Averi entered Sigyn's room. "You called me, your highness"
Sigyn stared her straight in the eye.
Averi felt uncomfortable. "Wh... what happened ?"
"I'll ask you straight and I'll ask only once? In return, I want straight answers"
"What do you want to ask, Princess?"
"Who told you to not inform me that Asgard has two princes?"
"No one, I didn't know there were two princes"
Sigyn stepped forward. "Whose your master?"
"What? What are you saying?"
Sigyn picked her dagger. "Sorry I forgot to threaten". She held Averi's hand on the table and cut it.
Averi screamed in pain. "I haven't done anything princess you are concluding everything wrong"
"Thank to norns that you were my friend. Otherwise, betrayals have only one punishment in my opinion, death. Get out now" Sigyn turned her back towards Averi. She left Princess's room fuming in anger.
Sigyn called her servant "follow her. That rat will go to her master. Although I know who it's gonna be still I want to confirm"
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A maiden entered Loki's cell with food. He is awake now. She put the tray down and fed Loki carefully. She then laid beside him and hugged him from back carefully without hurting him. Loki held her hand near his chest.
Loki smiled. "I wonder why I am being treated so lovingly in an enemy planet all of the sudden?"
"Don't get used to it, you'll soon get the worst treatment. Better be prepared"
"Hmm, haven't what your Prince did to me was already worse enough?"
The maiden tried to see his face. She rested her weight on her elbow. "The Prince hurt you?"
"Yes, my lady, but I am a prince too. So I didn't give him satisfaction to hear me yelp even for once"
Maiden's eyes filled with tears. Loki noticed it and said "you are beautiful. Much more beautiful to be just a maiden"
The maiden soon got irritated and ordered him. "Just sleep I am here to heal your wound, not to flirt with you"
They again set their positions there were earlier in. Then Loki spoke again "what if I ran away? You didn't locked the door behind you"
She immediately stood up and locked the door. Loki chuckled "you know I can easily overpower you. What if I do something to you? You are a fool to close the door so quickly"
She pulled out her dagger and put in on his neck. "I know how to fight, Prisoner. Don't provoke me. I'll kill you in a blink"
"It's so strange you have a royal dagger" he gave his cunning smile again.
"Just sleep" she ordered him last time.
Soon she thought he is asleep. But he spoke "since I am not restrained from my magic and your are a ravishing beauty I came across after so long, I want to give you something". He summoned a purple flower. "I sent some men to fetch this flower from Niflheim"
She took it. He wrapped her hand with his on the flower's stem and smelled the flower and slowly moving downward, he inhaled her hand. Soon he stretched and moved towards her face. She was laying down slowly to get away from him. When her back touched the bed, he caressed his face in the neck and laid on her. She didn't moved in shock and soon she noticed Loki's breath became slow and deep. He fell asleep but is still holding her hand and the flower.