Chapter 7

'Amma, will dad ever be released from prison?' Jace asked without fear or doubt. Chiara looked at him as they walked through the castle, observing their new residence.

'I think it will be better if they did keep him there.'

He did not like that answer. He looked away and replied, 'I don't think so.' Chiara stared at him for some while but decided not to argue against him. 'I bet you can't even remember which one is our room.'

Jace's naughty smile returned and exclaimed, 'you are on!' he ran forward and Chiara walked after him with a smile. However, when they past the room with the throne, he suddenly stopped and calmly leaned forward. He gestured his mother to come quickly. They stood behind a wall and on the other side Frigga, Odin and Thor spoke passionately about Loki. To begin with they could understand what had happened.

'How is it even possible?' Thor spoke loudly.

'I do not know but it has happened. They were inside the prison's wall and Loki was only saved because a guard returned. They were only three and therefore easily killed, but they might return.' Odin spoke in grief and weakness.

'Why are they here?'

There was only silence after that question. 'Who were they?'

'Frost Giants'

'Were they trying to kill him?'

'Yes'

Odin could not have said more because suddenly Jace ran into the room and shocked them all. 'We have to move him.' He yelled. Chiara followed him and tried to calm him with empty words, 'don't worry, Jace. They will figure it out.'

'You have to bring him here.' he merely cried without even bothering to listen

'Jace, you know…'

'He will die if…'

'Jace!' Chiara's voice was loud and it scared Jace. A tear fell from his eye and he whispered, 'he will die, Amma.'

'They will figure it out. We can't interfere.' It did not help him at all. He pushed Chiara's hands away and then ran out of the room. 'Jace' she called but did not follow him as she knew it would only make him angrier. After a long time of staring after her son, she finally turned around to face the family, 'I am sorry about this…' she could not say anything else and so turned the topic, 'What happened?'

'Loki was attacked last night. Three Frost Giants managed to come in.'

'Wait, why would they do that? I thought Loki was a Frost Giant.'

'Loki tried to kill the entire race.'

There was a moment of silence before she continued, 'oh well, then I get it.'

'Jace is right.' Frigga said.

Three pairs of eyes pierce her but Chiara was the first to turn her eyes away to observe how Thor and Odin took it. 'They will kill him, and he is too far away from us.' She continued to argue.

'We cannot move him. It is impossible!' Odin said.

'Will you rather let him die?'

'He bought this upon himself.' Odin turned his face away from the other, perhaps trying to hide the pain in his own words.

'Your stubbornness has already brought him here, what more do you want from him?' Frigga almost cried. Odin turned his gaze toward his wife and asked, 'you want me to let him go and forgive his crimes?'

'Maybe you could create the prison inside the house.' Chiara suggested and stunned everyone. They had forgotten that she did fear Loki but she loved her son more. She was mother and sympathized with a mother's heart.

'It is not as safe.' Odin said unsurely, but Chiara did not respond.

'Are you truly ready to let him stay so close to your son?' Thor asked.

'I fear that we are already to close.' Chiara said. She did not speak after that but waited till the others had decided her and her son's destiny. It was in their hand to make the right choice, but she was quite unaware that nothing really was in their hands anymore. While they discussed and argued, cried and yelled, they were quite unaware that a presence had entered into the castle. They had been distracted and suddenly, they had become aware. The steps echoed from the hall. They barely noticed at first but suddenly the air around them changed, and Chiara felt the urge to look toward the door.

She was right to do so because suddenly, the figure a tall man with blue eyes and a mischievous smile appeared. There was nothing to say after that.