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Chapter Seven: Facing Punishment

The guards came to take Loki to see the All-Father around noon-time. By then, Thor had managed to clean Loki up and get him into clean clothes.

Loki was sitting on Thor's bed, half asleep, while Thor combed out the tangles in Loki's dark hair. A loud knocking woke Loki up. Thor quickly combed out the rest of the tangles and then answered the door. Several guards were standing outside, waiting to take Loki to face his punishment.

"We are ready to take the prisoner to the All-Father," the lead guard announced.

Loki swallowed and shied away when two guards came forward with chains.

Thor unwrapped the chain from around Mjolnir, handed the muzzle to the lead guard, and backed away to give the guards more room. The guards started attaching chains around Loki's ankles, neck, and wrists, connecting them to a large ring around his waist.

"Is it really necessary to have all those chains?" Thor questioned, angry that his brother was being treated like this.

"The All-Father says that it is required," the guard replied.

"Well, I don't like it," Thor complained. "Take it off."

"Our king, and your father demands that the prisoner be chained," the guard restated and pushed Loki out of the room, leaving Thor with an angry look on his face.

Sorry it was a short chapter, but I didn't know what else to put here. Please review! :)