'The only way to prevent him from gaining power is to hide her. My Lord, she will only is destruction for all of us!'
'I have no choice my child.'
'Father!'
'Take her away!' 'No! Don't do this! Let me stay here, Father!'
From a distance, a voice could be heard. That voice had become much clearer now.
"Lady Kahlan…Lady Kahlan! Please wake up."
I felt my shoulder been shake as I rubbed my eyes open to a pair of emerald green eyes staring straight to me with full of concern. He clutched my hand anxiously as he sit by my bed side. Pulling my hand out of his grasp, I tried to push myself against the bed post. Loki, again tried to help me but I refused his advance. He had help me enough. With his condition - he is still not gaining any energy yet, he had carried me from the kitchen to my bed.
"What happen?" He asked me anxiously.
I should be asking him that question instead of him. Remembering of what I saw after I finished recant the healing concoction for him, I was knock down by a blast of strong energy onto me. The 'thing' look so angry with me for healing Loki.
What madness had this man did? Who might have possess him? Or isn't it his own desire to be possess by something that is out of his control?
Should I help him? Will he wants to be help?
"How is Asgaard like?" I know he did not expect me to ask that of him. Well, there must be something that I need to start of with. His looks so priceless. He is gulping like a goldfish who gasping for oxygen. His eyes rolling as if trying to gather of what to say to me about Asgaard.
I pull myself fully up and face Loki as I gently place my hand on top of his clutching hand. He look down on my hand and look up at me as he begins to tell me of his memory of Asgaard. He look so peaceful and at ease as he recall his life at Asgaard. He tells me of how he love the place, his secret place where he practice his magics and spells. Also of a place he had plan to build a house for his family.
"Family?"
"Well, I was with someone back then. But…"
"She broke up with you when you turn evil?" I tried to ignite certain fire within him. He seems to be a good person and son before everything turns bad. But how bad does it to make him becoming like this?
Nodding his head as to agree with my notion. He cast his eyes away from mine and make to stand from his current sitting position. "If I will be given a chance to change everything…"
Silence.
However, I know that it will not be an easy task for him to change. He needs help and guidance.
"Will you want to change what's had happen for better?" I ask him gently as I get off the bed and stand in front of him. His eyes staring down at me - no evilness in those eyes.
"How?"
"Just say that you want to change and I will help you no matter what. But of course, you need to listen to everything that I ask of you. No question ask."
Silence.
"I will let you think of my offer. But I will tell you something." Loki look up at me to hear more of what I had to say. "The 'thing' that control you, is much powerful than what you think. You are not his match."
Loki looks skeptically.
"I'm not saying I am powerful than that 'thing', but so far, the concoction that I gave you, it seems that the 'thing' can't do anything to repel it." Loki nodded in agreement.
"But you have ways to help me right?" Loki asked anxiously.
I nodded before continue to say, "I give you time to think over. And if you must to check my truthfulness, you are welcome to wade off the spell that controls you. You can use my tools."
"You trusted me to do that?"
"Well, I am well protected to the likes of you." I turn from him and walk out the room. Heading back to the kitchen to continue with the preparation for dinner. I held out my palm - which appears my wand, zipping and zapping at the stove to help me cook the dinner dishes. I don't feel like cooking as normal people does.
Once everything seems to be cook, I levitate the dishes to the dinner table. Loki just stood watching me from the door way. I motion him to join me at the table. "Help yourself."
After fifteen minutes of silence between us, "I could not help but wanting to know why a lady like you, live alone in this realm." I know he just meant it to be friendly. It is totally a harmless question, not that he can help me with my problem as much as he can help himself in his own problem.
"If I say that I love live alone, you won't buy it, right?" I asked him lightly as I help myself to the roasted chicken. Laughingly, Loki said, "Of course I won't. Anyone even me won't believe that."
"I just did what been ask from my King. To live here until the right time."
"When is the right time?" Loki asked. He now had stop eating and gives me his full attention. I shake my head as I continue to eat my dinner.
"Have you ever left this place?" Loki asked. His voice getting agitated.
"Yes I did. There is certain moon that I can travel out of this realm."
"Did the King knows your travelling?" Loki asked.
"Are you going to use that against me? Because if you try, there are huge price to be pay." I threaten as I flick my finger and his hair suddenly been pull hard that cause him to yelp.
"No. Please let me go!" Loki begged and I did as he pleaded me to. He massage his head but I won't let him off easily.
As I finished up my dinner, I stand up and ordered him to clean everything. I walk out of the kitchen and heading down to the basement of the house, where I whipped a few spell with my wand to make the basement turns into a sleeping area for Loki.
From below, I called him to come down as I puff out the pillows and arranging the flower in the vase. Loki obediently awaits me to turn towards me for further bidding.
"You are not prisoner here but I expect you to stay in this room for your power to heal properly. As I said before, you can't escape even if you are able to, your voice remains in my hand." Loki nodded as he listen to my instruction.
As I make to walk up to the basement stair, Loki grasped my arm, and turning me towards him, "I will prove my innocent."
"Is that a yes to my condition?" Loki nodded.
"Don't agree so fast. Think over it for a few days, Loki." Loki just look at me and tried to argue but I stopped him, "This is the problem of you. Always trusting people too fast and if you did, you choose the wrong person to lay your trust upon it."
Loki look down the ground defeated, "How can I redeem myself then?"
"Look at me," as he look up to me, "First step, listen to what I've just ask of you."
Then I vanished out.!