My greatest hero

chapter 22

The next day was different, Eira and Loki didn't meet the way they had been for the past week, there really wasn't a point to it anymore. But Loki still wanted to spend time with her.
"Eira" he called walking over to her "Good morning Loki" she said with a bright smile
"Would you like to come riding with us?" He asked
"Us? Who's 'us'" she asked " Thor, Jane, and I" he clarified "That's sounds lovely" she said, "let me go change first" she continued. She was on her way to go practice sword fighting, so she was wearing the armor that she wore when she trained. What she wore on top was basically an armor corset, over a mail tunic, over a tank top. She also wore armor on her shoulders, black leather leggings, and armored boots.
"No no it's fine" he said taking her hand and pulling her along.
They both went to the stables and and got on their horses, and the four of them went out riding together. It was the first time that they were all able to just enjoy each others company. They were all talking, and laughing, and Thor and Loki seemed to have started a 'who can make the other look more stupid' contest with stories about their childhood. "So I guess being a prince doesn't mean you have to be mature" Eira laughed "Oh, you must be new here if you're just now realizing that" Jane said back.
"Yeah I am, I only-" she stopped talking "did you see that?" She asked "See what?" they all asked and looked were she was looking "I thought I saw someone- I guess I'm just seeing things"she said shaking her head. They all continued talking, but Eira couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. She was about to say something about it again when suddenly a knife flew out from behind one of the trees and pierced through her armor and into her side.
"Eira!" Loki shouted, Thor saw the man who threw the knife at her and immediately chased after him. Eira fell off her horse, she was bleeding and her head swimming from the fall "Eira, Eira, you're going to be okay" Loki said as he frantically ran over to her and knelt down beside her and he pulled the knife out of her side, and pressed a piece of cloth into the wound, she winced in pain
"Loki" she groaned "It's okay, you're going to be fine" he said holding the piece of cloth on the wound to stop the bleeding. "Jane, run back and send help!" He commanded, she was quickly off. he couldn't get her on the horse by himself, and didn't want to risk making things worse, so he just picked her up and started walking back. In a very short time he could see help coming. They got Eira back to the palace and she was immediately sent to the healing room. Loki was anxious, he was pacing back and fourth outside the healing room, they didn't let him come in, and he just had to wait. Just then he heard his brothers voice "Loki, Is she alright?" He asked, Loki shook his head, "I don't know, they won't let me in" he said, he was breathing hard and his heart was pounding "Did you catch him?" Loki asked "Yes, I caught him, he's being taken to the dungeons" Thor told him. Loki was getting frantic, he pounded on The door to the healing room
"Let me in! I need to talk to her!" He shouted. Someone opened the door and started to say something, but he shoved his way past her the second he had the chance, and made his way over to Eira. The only thing she was wearing on top was the tank top, and even the bottom of that had been torn off where she was stabbed, and replaced with bandages. She was laying on the healing table and he rushed over to her, he picked up a blanket and wrapped it around her to cover her up, she was cold and shivering. He picked her up and sat down, putting her on his lap, he put his arms around her and held her head against his chest. She was crying and shaking, and he was trying to comfort her. "Shhh, it's okay" he whispered "Eira, can I tell you something" he asked, she only nodded
"I love you" he said holding her tighter, and kissing the top of her head