The Iron Hostage (An Iron Fey Fanfiction)

Chapter Three: Bonecrusher

A few minutes later, talk could be heard from outside Titania's window. All her folk talking about how she had sent for a bed maid to fetch the Bonecrusher. No one called him unless, they were planning on really hurting someone.

She walked over to her balcony and promptly shut the doors. She didn't need to listen to them all, judging her. They would do the same thing if they were her. But they weren't, so they couldn't see the good she was doing for Kenzie.

Back to her bed she sat. Then, a small knock on the door.

"Come in," she purred. The bed maid opened the door wide, and moved aside as a tall man walked into the room.

"You called for me my Queen? Whatever for?" He questioned.

"Your abilities. I need them." She said, with a smile that could cut diamonds.

***

Kenzie immediately regretted her choice to deny herself eating. Her stomach grumbled and yelled as she sat on the floor of her cell. There was no mattress on her cot, so why bother sleeping on there, she told herself. She only had gotten a few hours sleep when a guard came around and banged on the wall his a stick, waking her up.

"The Queen is coming to see you. Be sharp. And watch your tongue." He warned her.

Who was he to tell her what to do? "Why don't you watch your tongue?" She snapped back, knowing that he would never be allowed to touch her without Titania's permission, and she wouldn't give that privilege to just anyone.

The guard snarled at her and marched off. Right afterwards, Kenzie knew that was the wrong thing to say to him, he could have been a helper towards her. She dropped her head back to the floor, not caring when she heard another set of footprints, or two of them, coming towards her.

"I thought you said she was alive?" A deep, creepy voice asked.

"I told you truth." Titania responded, "Mortal! Rise!"

Instead, Kenzie just groaned, she didn't have the strength to hold herself up right now.

"Mortal. Rise now or pay the price." Titania roared.

"Worse than being locked up here?" She whispered.

"Guard." Titania screamed, "Open this gate and stand up our guest."

"Oh, now I'm a guest." Kenzie said as she was pulled up by her armpits by a guard. The same one who had told her to hold her tongue. She obviously didn't listen. Titania walked into the cell, followed by her friend. He was tall, with the obvious fey markings for the Summer court. He had a sadistic face. Kenzie knew right away that having him here would not be a good thing for her. She looked up to Titania.

"This," she motioned to the man behind her, "Is Bonecrusher. He's here to be friends. With me of course. What he will do, is teach you to defy me."

"What did I ever do you you?" Kenzie asked.

"Why, you entered my land without permission to start. Also, you dare run around trying to tell me what is best for my court. Telling me those 'forgotten' will hurt us."

"They will! They suck the life out of others!" Kenzie didn't know much about the forgotten, but she knew some things.

"That, is another reason. You speak without being spoken to." Titania was getting angrier. Kenzie knew she should watch herself, but she just couldn't help herself.

"I don't follow you." She tried to act defiant.

"Well, Bonecrusher will change that." Titania turned to him and placed a hand on his shoulder. "Don't kill her, just pain. You'll get more chances later." Next, her and the guard holding her left the room. Kenzie fell to the floor. She watched the man's feet as the cell door closed and they walked to her.

"Get up." He ordered.

Kenzie didn't move.

"It will only hurt worse if you don't listen."

She sat up.

"On your feet mortal."

She tried, but fell back down to her knees. "I can't." She whimpered. She didn't want him to hurt her, so she listened to him.

"That's bad for you." He walked over and grabbed one of her arms. With a flick of his wrist, he broke her arm. Kenzie's screams of pain could be heard through the whole dungeon, maybe even out in the common area. Bonecrusher moved to her other side. She found it strange that he wasn't using his glamour on her. That's when he did.

With just a flick of the wrist, she flew in the air and landed on her back with so much force that she was sure some of her vertebrae were broken. Tears streamed down her face. She closed her eyes as it continued.

***

Titania sat on her throne, watching her court dance merrily. She decided to throw herself a little party. Having caught the girlfriend of Ethan Chase, Iron Queen's brother, was a big accomplish in her plan. None of the other Summer fey besides her trusted guards knew she was even there. They all thought she was just being nice, and were reveling in the feeling.

Bonecrusher came over a little while later, a large smile on his face. He stood behind Titania's throne, to her right.

"How much damage?" She asked.

"Both arms, back, one leg, and one foot." He replied, watching a nymph dancing.

"I did hear her scream as I left. Very good job."

"My pleasure to serve my queen in all her needs."

"You can go back in a few days. I want her to heal some. Think she's all done. I know she will still be defiant. That boyfriend of hers doesn't control her much. I'll still need you to teach her who she will obey."

"Of course, my queen."

"You are free to leave and do as you please. And who." She said, turning to face him. He didn't blush, that wasn't Bonecrusher. Instead, he just watched the nymph more.

"Call me whenever I am needed." He spoke before making his way to the shadows behind the nymph. Titania decided that it wasn't her concern so she walked over to her servants. They all stopped talking and bowed before her.

"I want you to take some food down to our guest. And get a healing juice for her as well." One servant stood, the one who took food to prisoners.

"As you wish."

"And give her something nice."