The Iron Hostage (An Iron Fey Fanfiction)

Chapter Two: Behind Bars

Titania walked Kenzie and her guards into Arcadia. Kenzie didn't even put up a fight as they dragged her into the depths of the Summer Court. Titania was pleased.

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Kenzie knew it was useless to fight. The weakest fey could overpower her with one glance. She walked into Arcadia with a solemn look on her face. She could feel Titania's happiness on this whole ordeal.

They next made it to the dungeon. Kenzie was not surprised to see that the bars were made out of vines, spiked ones, with flowers sprouting off. She knew that those vines would be glamoured so that she would not be able to break free, but at least it would be pretty to sit in there.

When the guards locked her in, Titania walked over to the bars.

"This is where you will stay."

"Why?" Kenzie asked, not really meaning to.

Titania looked down at her, anger in her eyes. "I said so. Do not question my intentions stupid mortal."

"Sorry, didn't mean to." Kenzie mumbled. She was scared now. She had pissed off the Queen.

***

Titania held herself back from smacking the mortal for talking back. Instead, she just walked off, leaving two guards to watch her prisoner.

I must have someone teach her a lesson. But when? How? I must find a way. She thought as she climbed the stairs to the main floor in the castle. She didn't stay in there, instead, she walked outside, in the land of Arcadia. She wanted to check on her Court.

Everything seemed to be fine out there. The Summer fey were running around and having fun like usual. Though most of them would stop when their eyes fell onto the Queen. She paid them no attention and went back towards her throne. There, next to her, sat Oberon.

"Hello my Queen," he said, "What were your adventures today?"

Obviously Titania couldn't tell the truth. "It was fine. I just walked around, took a stroll."

'Well that's good. I must let you know something. I will be gone for a few days. Something tells me that there is something amiss in the mortal realm, I must go check on it."

"Just promise me you won't have anymore bastard children." At this she glared at the King.

"That only happened once." He defended.

"And look what it caused us." She stood, "I must go and check on something. Will you be gone when I return?"

"Most likely yes." Oberon replied.

***

Kenzie sat on the floor of her cell, only to sit up when she heard footsteps come closer to her.

"Sit up mortal." Titania bellowed at her. Kenzie did as she was told.

Titania nodded her head and a servant pushed in a plate of food under the bars.

"Eat up, I can't have you starved." Titania said, her voice not truly caring, but needing her alive.

For some reason, Kenzie decided to do something stupid (shocking right?). She pushed the plate away from her. "No, I don't want it."

The plate was covered with lovely smelling food, chicken and potatoes, greens. The smells wafted into Kenzie's nose, but she still tried to keep her composure in front of the Queen. Titania gasped, then scoffed at the mortal girl.

"I give you food! And that is how you treat me!" She yelled. "Fine then, don't eat. Take it from her." Kenzie watched as the servant reached under the bars and pulled the plate back out, he held it up to his Queen.

"You may go and eat it. If the mortal doesn't want it, I can give it to you. Off you go." She shooed him away, and he was happy to go.

"That was not a smart thing you just did mortal." Titania said, before leaving.

As she left the sight of Kenzie she said, "My name is Mackenzie you bitch."

***

How could the mortal be so cruel? Titania thought. She had given her food, didn't want her to starve, and she shoved it back. Ungrateful little vermin. She kept walking until she reached her quarters. There, she sat on her bed and called for her bed maid.

"Yes, your majesty?" She asked.

She turned her head slowly to the bed maid, "Bring me... the Bonecrusher."

The bed maid gasped, "Your majesty? Are you sure?"

"Yes, now bring him to me." She snapped.

"Why of course." And out the bed maid ran.

The smile that ran across Titania's face grew wickedly. This will teach that mortal to mess with me. She'll learn respect one way or another.