When Sigyn returned to her home she began packing her heart was beating so wildly she could not focus she made her decision and now she must live with consequences there is no turning back. Her mother came into her chamber
"What are you doing? What did you say to Theoric I saw him just now and he does not look happy, what have you done?"
She stopped pacing and turned to face her mother "I turned down his offer I am returning to the palace and there is also something you should know. Theoric is not the man you or I thought he was, He is dangerous be wary of him we can no longer trust him."
Maria stared at her daughter with disbelief
"What did you expect would happen, he loved you his whole life and for you to make these accusations against him. Your father and his father were the best of friends, I don't believe you"
"It is true mother he grabbed me when I tried to leave and said that I would regret it dearly, I will plead my case before the court for all of our sakes. I will not allow someone like him to be in charge of my father's home, it will not happen"
Her mother relented "You embarrassed him and his family by turning down his offer; he was angry and still is. There is something that you're not telling us Sigyn, what is it?
What should I do I promised Loki that we will keep quiet about our relationship until the time was right, the rumors regarding me are still fresh in everyone's mind … mother I am so sorry , Theoric would be beyond angry and who knows what trouble he will cause.
"Look I don't know what you are talking about I hide nothing, besides it is none of Theoric's business" she replied sharply
Maria's temper was starting to get the best of her" NONE OF HIS BUSINESS that is the type of attitude that will never get you a husband, it is my business if it concerns this family and its Theoric's business because he was to be your husband."
That was the breaking point for her and she walked towards the door of their home but turned to look at her one last time "I love you mother I do and I hope one day you will see that I have done the right thing, I am following my heart and I will see where it takes me. Goodbye"
She left the house without looking back and headed towards the stables to where her father's horse was still kept and secured her things but just she started to ride someone was waiting for her at the entrance to the barn it was Selene and she was not happy
"So my brother is not good enough for the lady Sigyn, gone high and mighty have we I never thought I would see the day. While I know that you do not love him he was willing to take you anyway to save your family and you throw it in his face" Selene sneered
Sigyn was so shocked that she felt weak as she dismounted her horse taking a step towards her "Selene I told him that I did not wish to marry him so that he may find someone that will love him in return, I appreciate what he was trying to do for me but we both know that it would not work. I am so sorry Selene I never meant to hurt anyone, please forgive me."
Selene walked towards her looked her up and down and without warning slapped Sigyn across the face with such force Sigyn struggled to maintain her balance with her hand pressed against her cheek.
"You dare stand there and try to tell me that when I know all you want is to return to the palace so you can beg before the King of Asgard, so you can play with magic and courtier to the nobles. My brother told me all about it; it would seem that I never knew you at all. While I supported you and was happy for you, I thought once you learned of your father's death that you would come home. I was mistaken so by all means go play courtier not that you will find a man as good as my brother."
"One more thing Sigyn that is your name after all not lady Sigyn like they call you, but a lot of them don't know do they people just assume because your there. It comes down to your family after all; while your father was a respected warrior the fact of the matter remains is that you're a commoner. Something that did not matter until now, you should be grateful that he would consider you because unlike you our family is not of a common line. You always were idealistic, what do you hope to accomplish? Hoping Prince Thor might look your way the idea of it is laughable"
She could not believe that this was her friend that stood before her Theoric's lies have now turned her own friend against her.
She had to reason with her "Please listen to me I admit I want to return to service but it's not to play courtier but so that I can learn to help others, whatever your brother told you is a lie. I do care for him as a friend a brother we all grew up together but Selene he has become obsessed with me, he doesn't care how I feels as long as he has me to himself he threatened me Selene. I do not want Prince Thor Selene I do not have the slightest interest in him, you must know
Selene continued to stare at Sigyn with her cheeks flushed with anger and disgust "You think I have not learned of your reputation at the place that people fawn over your talent, you must think yourself as one of them. That's why you want to return so that people will fawn over you for once in your life, my brother is right. So go and play healer if you must never mind about your family and the hurt and embarrassment you caused my brother and our family. To stand there and accuse my brother of Threaten you, you have some nerve. Go I never want to see you again do you hear me GO!"
With tears streaming down her face she mounted the horse again and rode off towards the house of Odin
Damn you Theoric you turn my mother and my best friend against me with your lies and twisted words I don't know how but I will not let you get away with this I swear on my father's name
She rode to the palace courtyard where a guard came to greet her "Mistress Sigyn we were not expecting you so soon"
She dismounted her horse "Yes well things have gone quicker than expected could you please have someone return this horse to my father's horse home"
He nodded "Of course my lady you may enter the palace when you're ready" "Thank you sir" she walked up the steps with her head held high. If anyone could see her now they would easily mistake her as a noblewoman, the way she carried herself was fueled by her new found determination and the love of the man who held her heart.
AN: There really is no turning back for Sigyn now is there lol. I want to take my time with Sigyn, I want to give her a journey. I could not picture Sigyn comming from royalty or a noble house, the impression I got from reading about her in the comics was that she came from a average home but I wanted to give her a reason for Loki to cross paths with her. Making her into a healer seemed like the best choice I am aware that many writers have Loki teaching her magic.
My other reason for making Sigyn a commoner is because Loki is looked down upon by members of the house of Odin, so the chances of him finding love among them dont really seem to be in his favor. One of the reasons he fell for Sigyn was because as he said she is untainted by the noble way of thinking, an idealist who is innocent and kind... but she will go through some changes later on in the story ...hehe
Loki has an influence true but I want there to be other reasons for her making these choices, right now she is fighting for her family as well carrying a deep love for Loki. Her trial is comming ...