Servant of Jotunheim

Surprise

That night, my dreams deliver me back to the same place as before. I hear the pained cries of my mother coming from where she had been in my previous dream.

I see the young Prince Naris towering over her as he begins buckling his belt, while she lay there on the ground shaking in terror with tears in her eyes.

Naris: "Azalea, I do not know what came over me" he speaks with such panic in his voice.

Azalea: "How could you do that to me?" she whimpers.

Naris: "It was foolish of me I know, but I simply wanted to prove how much I love you".

Azalea: "Tearing away my virtue by force is your idea of displaying affection?" she questions with anger.

Naris: "Do not worry. No one needs to know about this. Soon we will be wed and all of this will be a distant memory".

Azalea: "You are completely mad!"

Naris: "I know you were simply attempting to make me jealous by informing me of this boy you spoke of. I forgive you".

She pulls down her skirt in an effort to compose herself as she rises to her feet, clearly still in a great deal of pain and she begins to walk away from him.

Naris: "Do you truly believe that any other man will have you knowing you are impure? Your body belongs to me now even if your heart does not!"

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When I wake up, my heart feels as though it may explode in my chest. It all seemed so real and as if I were truly there. The King quickly attempts to comfort me.

Loki: "You were dreaming?"

Me: "Yes. I have been dreaming of my mother when she was young on Alfheim".

Loki: "What happens in these dreams?"

Me: "I see her with King Naris. He was hurting her".

Loki: "Do you believe that what you see is real?"

Me: "It feels real, as if it were a memory".

Loki: "Perhaps another power of yours?"

Me: "I honestly do not know".

A sudden loud knock echoes through the King's chambers. I quickly cover my entire body including my head with the sheets on the bed, causing him to laugh.

Loki: "Enter" he chuckles.

Thor: "Loki, the council has been worried. You were supposed to attend a meeting this morning and here I find you still in bed at this late hour".

Loki: "Apologies, brother, but I'm afraid that I was otherwise engaged".

I hear Thor's footsteps moving closer to the bed as my heart races nervously.

Thor: "I see that you are attempting to suppress your heartache by taking some starry eyed waif into your bed? Valanya only departed two days ago. Did you not care for her at all?"

I pull the blankets down, just enough to reveal my presence while maintaining my modesty in front of Thor.

Thor: "Oh....Ohhhhh!?" he exclaims in surprise at my obvious naked state in bed with his brother.

Loki: "If you do not mind, brother, could you possibly keep this to yourself? We were in the middle of getting reacquainted".

Thor: "Of course, brother. My deepest apologies Valanya" he says while quickly exiting the room as myself and the King burst into laughter.

I quickly hop out of the bed, now wrapping a blanket around myself and draw a bath. The King soon follows, placing tender kisses along my neck.

Me: "Was last night not enough to prove my love to you?"

Loki: "I may need you to remind me a little more every day, my pet".

As the bath continues to run, I pour some scented oils in to fill the bathroom with their sweet aroma, all while the King continues to tease me with his affections when I come to a shocking realisation.

Me: "I am a princess?"

Loki: "Yes, we have established that" he smirks.

Me: "I could have...no it does not matter" I try to change the subject.

Loki: "You were going to ask if we could potentially have children together one day, and the answer is yes" he tells me with his arms wrapped around me.

Me: "I would never presume to know whether you wanted children or not" I laugh nervously.

Loki: "I would only ever chose you to bare my children, my love. No one else would love them as you could".

Me: "Do you truly mean that?"

Loki: "We can have a family of our own. All I want from you is your love, and for you to remind me on occasion when I behave like a complete fool".

Me: "I can agree to those terms. As long as you love me in return and remind me if I am being a tad stubborn".

Loki: "Deal" he smiles gleefully.