A/N: Apologies that it has been so long since my last update but life and the lack of my muse that went once more on holiday was the reason for it.


It did not take Hogun and the Lady Sif long to find Fandral and the small contingency of healers that was gathered around the bed of the warrior and who were conversing with one another while a rather embarrassed Fandral lay on the bed, the covers pulled back and showing the cause for both the discussion and his embarrassment.

Much of Fandral's lower stomach and groin area was covered in varying degrees of frostbite and both Hogun and Sif thought back to the advice that had been given in jest to the stricken warrior lying on the bed before them about not to sticking his manhood into any Jotun and by the state of the frostbite it was obvious he had not listened to them.

"Fandral what did we tell you when you and Loki left for Jotunheim about frostbite?" Sif asked the unfortunate man.

"It is not what you think my good lady." He replied sheepishly.

"Oh really," Sif's eyebrow arched and Fandral felt himself begin to squirm under her look, "Then please enlighten those of us standing here just how you managed to get frost bite on your nether regions?"

Fandral glanced at Hogun hoping the other warrior would back him up with some encouragement and help in regards to Lady Sif but the stoic Hogun just continue to gaze upon his friend in amusement at the predicament the other had found himself in.

"Well we are waiting," Sif spat at him again.

Fandral dropped his eyes rather than continue to look his friends in eyes as a light dusting of red began to creep across his face as he remembered his tryst with the Jotun ice giant a few days before during one particularly cold afternoon as he had waited for Loki to finish his visit with the Jotun King.

XxX

Loki gazed around his chambers pleased to finally be home and away from the scrutiny of the Jotun people especially from the unwanted scrutiny and attention he had found himself to be under from the crowned prince of Jotunheim, Hellbindi.

Hellbindi had been gracious enough towards him during the visit but something had felt off to Loki the few times he had caught the other staring at him intently and the look of lust that he was sure he had seen clearly in the other's eyes a few times had disturbed him immensely.

Loki sat an sighed as he thought of the tensions of the last few days during the negotiations and the way it seemed every time he had turned around Hellbindi had been there offering to help with any problem he may have had, it had made him feel as if Hellbindi was truly being kind but at the same time there was the feeling of something not quite being right with the other prince, it was a good job he thought to himself that Odin had not sent Thor on this diplomatic mission, he doubted that the fragile peace between their two worlds would still be in place especially if Hellbindi had tried to be as attentive to Thor as he had seemed to have been to himself.

So lost in his thoughts he did not at first hear the knock at his door.

XxX

On Jotunheim Prince Hellbindi silently raged at his father the king when he informed him that the negotiations with the Asgardians were now over and that the prince and his bodyguard had left for their home world almost immediately once the talks had been concluded?

He had been close to getting what he had wanted, the raven haired beauty of a prince under him and in his control. He had been salivating at the thought of having his way with him as he had withered beneath him and Hellbindi's feelings of lust rose once more as he imagined the whimpers that would have come from the smaller prince as he had ridden him.

"Your highness?" as he was about to return to his chambers a voice to his side called out to him.

He turned and saw the witch Angroboda approach him moving with certain subservience towards him as he was after all the crown prince and frowned at what it was she wanted from him. He knew that although she acted with meekness that she was not as meek as she would have others believe and there was no love lost between the two of them.

"What do you want witch?" he snapped at the other Jotun as she made to bow her body slightly before him.

"Is it true that the Asgardians had already left?"

"It is," he snarled at her.

Angroboda bowed her head as if in acceptance of her words and he turned to leave but before he was able to take a step she reached for him placing her hand upon his forearm.

"Forgive me for being so forward my lord but I noticed that when the King mentioned that Prince Loki was here no more the look of loss in your eyes and I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help you with your loss?"

Hellbindi sneered at the witch in disgust at her words and threw her hand off of his arm.

"There is nothing I would want from the likes of you witch, go and try to tempt others with your poisoned lips and words and leave me be."

"I meant no disrespect highness but I thought that you might want to get the young prince back obviously I was mistaken and for that I apologize and take my leave of you."

Angroboda stepped back and made as if to walk away from the seething prince but Hellbindi grabbed her arm and pulled her back towards him.

"What did you mean by your words witch, there is no way to get the Asgardian prince back he is gone and no one but the Asgardian guardian Heimdall can open the bifrost so your words are as useless as you."

"There are other ways to enter Asgard without the use of the bifrost my lord, secret ways unknown for a millennium or more to but a few and hidden from the eyes Heimdall. Ways which could get you to Asguard and what you desire, Prince Loki beneath you as he should be."

Hellbindi stared at the smaller Jotun and he considered Angroboda words but he also considered what it was she would want in return, if there was one thing he knew only too well about the witch that stood before him was that she never did anything for nothing and always expected payment of some kind but he was willing to pay whatever payment she required within reason of course if what he thought she was purposing brought Loki back within his grasp.

"Continue!"