At Least We Had a Happy Parting

Chapter Eight

Rosalina POV

"Rosalina I brought your book. I was thinking of reading it but I'm not sure if you can even hear me."
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"You need to wake up. Its been a week."
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"I brought another book. One of my favorites actually. But it's kind of depressing."
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"Sorry these supplements taste so bad. Once you wake you'll get you something better to eat."
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My whole body aches. How long have I been out?

"Mother. I don't know what to do" Trygve?

"Be patient.... She's beautiful. I heard her mom was a light elf." Who's that? Is that Trygves mother. Why is she here?

"She is beautiful isn't she." Oh Trygve, I told you not to get attached.

"Do you love her?" No he can't! You can't fall for me. I'm dying!

"Of course not. I care for her but love is a powerful word. You can't just simply use-... she squeezed my hand!" I felt the warmth leave my hand as heave footsteps ran away from me.

I feel like I've been stiff for months. How long have I been out. I remember him saying a week but I've been in and out of consciousness multiple times. I felt someone slid there hands into mine and brush there hand on my forehead.

"Rosalina? Are you awake?" A woman was talking. I don't know any females in Asgard. It must be Trygves mother.

I slowly open my eyes but the new light is to bright so I close them again. I felt her hand slip from mine and she walked away. Curtains closing, more footsteps and another curtain closed.

"Try to open your eyes now. I closed the curtains so it's not as bright." I slowly opened my eyes until they were completely open and I blinked. I looked to see who the woman talking  was and I was met with a beautiful woman with golden hair in a deep blue dress. She looked almost regal. She helped me sit up in bed. I was to weak to hold my head up, let alone move, so I let it fall against the headboard and closed my eyes. I heard more footsteps and my door bursting open. "Calm down Loki, she's awake." Loki?!? I snapped my eyes oven to see the woman, Trygve and another woman. Why did she saw Loki?

"LoKki?" My voice was very harsh and rigid. It hurt to talk. Trygve smiled.

"Surprise" he walked over to my left while the other woman walk to my right. "I was going to tell you myself when you woke up.... I'm Prince Loki." My eyes widened.

He's Loki. I told him everything. I told him what I think of him. Oh god. I told him how I knew he was in a relationship. I told him everything.

"Loki, stop. Obviously she is in no condition to hear this news. Your bringing up her emotions."  She knows. She's a healer. He told them. Wait. Mother?  That's Queen Frigga. He told the queen. He promised not to!

"Y-you told them?" my voice was still harsh. Trygv- Loki handed me a glass of water.

"I had to tell someone. You weren't waking up. It's been 2 weeks. They would have questioned me further, then everyone would know. I trust these two women to keep this a secret. We are the only ones that know." I nodded. 

"Why didn't you tell me you were Loki when we first met? You had many chances. I told you everything and you couldn't tell me you are my husband." He grabs my hand

"I thought maybe it would be best not to tell you since I was getting a lot of information from you about what you think. Then you collapsed." I wiggled out of his hand

"I told you not to get attached. You promised not to."

"And I won't. I'll be your caregiver and nothing more."

"Don't worry Lady Rosalina. Loki is very good at shutting people out. He's been practicing all his life." I giggle which caused me heart to send a sharp pain.

"Eir! Don't make funny comments." Loki snaps at Eir

"Sorry my prince. I was just trying to assure her you don't have a heart. That she not need to worry about you growing attached." I saw Eir wink at Queen Frigga making her smile and roll her eyes.

"Can I take a hot bath? I feel sore?" I asked Eir

"Of course. I'll fetch maids to draw your bath." Eir packages up her ointment and needles.

"Don't bother Eir I'll run her bath.... if it's ok with Rose." Loki looked at me

"Rose? Did you just give me a smaller name? It's pretty." He chuckles and sent a ping in my heart. "Why not. I've always wanted a Prince to serve me." I smile which sends another ping which Loki noticed.

"No more of this. Keep yourself in check. I'll go start the bath." He let's go of my hand which sends another ping at the lack of warmth.

"I can tell my son likes you. Maybe even loves." Queen Frigga takes my hand

"He can't grow attached. I'll just leave another person to greave when I die and I don't want that to happen. He can't grow attached to me." She rubs my forehead.

"I know. I don't wish to see my son greave either but you are changing him. I haven't seen him truly happy in a long time." She pulls her hands away. "Let's go Eir. Loki and Rosalina have a bath to take care of." Frigga smiles at me and Eir raises and drops her eyebrows.

"Remember. Don't get to excited." Eir says while exiting the room. Loki then walks back into the room.

"Ready?" I nod. He picks me up and walks me to the bathroom. "Lift your dress above your knees so it doesn't get into the water." I lift my dress and he sets me down on the tub edge against the wall so I don't have to use my strength to sit. He looks down to my legs and I see what he is starting at. "What caused that?" I have small scars covering my knees and down to the bottom of my feet.

"On multiple occasions I have had attacks while holding a glass. I drop it, it breaks. Then I faint. They're not as cool as battle scars." He nods

"Well no more glass for you. From now you use wood and metal. Would you like me to help you into the bath?" I narrowed my eyes and lifted my brows. "We are married." I sluggishly crossed my arms. "Ok fine, if you get hurt don't come crying to me." He puts a towel on the edge of the tub. "When you're done wrap yourself and call me. I'll be in your room." He smiled and walked out.

I stripped my bust then dress off. Then inched my underwear down and over my feet trying not to get it wet. Didn't work out as planned. I slid down the edge of the tub into the hot relaxing water and just laid there. Relaxed.

Until I remember what just happened. Trygve is Loki. Prince Loki. My husband. I told him everything. He knows why I married him. Knows I know about his mistress. Now the Queen and a healer know about my curse. How do I act. Am I supposed to be the same with Loki as I was with Trygve? Loki has a mistress so I don't have to worry about him falling for me. But what Frigga said. About me changing him. Maybe friends can change people. There is no way he would like me.

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Starting now in the story if you see Ping it means she feels a painful ping, like a needle stuck in her heart then pulled out. I don't want to write a whole sentence when I could just use a word.

This means she feels a slight but sharp pain due to emotions.

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