The Servant Series (Loki fanfic)

Servant, Friend, or Love? Ch 7

Chapter 7

For the following days I was resting. I'd heard that Jane was locked away, which did not sit well with me to say the least. However, it wasn't until day three of her imprisonment that I could get up without a healer pushing me back down.

I was excited to go the major-servant's wing, but paused at the hallway leading to the palace's "break room" when I saw Thor and Heimdall.

"I cannot over-rule my king's wishes." Heimdall reminded.

"I'm not asking you to. The realms need the All-Father strong and un-challenged, whether he is or not. But, he is blinded, Heimdall, by hatred and by grief."

"As we all are."

"Well, I see clearly enough."

"The risks are too great."

"Everything we do from here on is a risk. There is no other way."

Heimdall hesitated before asking, "What is it you require of me?"

"What I'm about to ask of you is treason of the highest order. Success will bring us exile and failure shall mean our death. Malekith knew the Aether was here; he can sense its power. If we do nothing he will come for it again, but this time lay waste to all of Asgard."

"I want in." I told him, fearlessly moving into the tavern.

Thor was clearly startled at my entry. "You are not needed."

"I don't care. I know who you're going to need. Just moving Jane wouldn't cause exile or death. I want in."

"We need her kind of loyalty." Heimdall told him.

"Fine. I'll send Lady Sif to get you the night we meet."

Xxx

"...We must move Jane off world." Thor told Sif, Fandral, Volstagg, Heimdall and me.

"The Bifrost has been shut down and the tesseract locked away in the vault." Sif reminded.

"There are other ways on Asgard, known only to a few." Heimdall told us.

"One, actually."

The three warriors shared a look. Volstagg looked horrified. "No."

Thor explained the purpose of Loki and what will occur if he tries to betray us.

"He will betray you." Fandral pointed out. He glanced at my stink eye and gave a half-apologetic shrug.

"He will try." Thor told him honestly.

"So what then? Your lovely mortal is being guarded by a legion of our Einherjar who will see you coming from a mile away."

"I won't be the one who comes for her."

"And what of the All-Father?" Sif asked.

"It is my sworn duty to notify him of crimes against the throne." Heimdall told her simply.

"Assuming you can get Loki's help and you can free the mortal, what good would it do? We'd all be dead the minute we step one foot outside the palace."

"That, my friend, is why we won't be leaving by foot."

Xxx

I joined Thor to Loki's cell, hoping it would help. I kept rubbing his shoulder, trying to keep him calm. You could see in his expression the pure anger he felt for Loki. However, he seemed to be good enough that when we entered the dungeons, he wouldn't end up killing Loki before we began.