Author's Note: Thanks to Mirangel21 for the follow.

Blood

Loki as he and Thor walked down the staircase wondered, 'I-is true ? Could the giant that owned Svadilfare be Blodflod ? Was Blodflod the reason he found me that night ? Only two Jotnar I know of have pink-eyes and they are 'flods. How I hate Svadilfare that damned, arrogant, bastard. I would love to kill him even moreso now.'

Flashback

Once again, Svadilfare's muzzle slammed into his back and knocked him down. A mocking nibble on his hair, before the eight-foot tall horse murmured, "Did you like me inside you, little one ? You seemed to or would you still ? Shall we find out ?"

Humilated tears blurred the oak trees as a hoof-tip pawed at his back. 'I am never ever going to get that drunk again. Not ever ! He knows where I am so illusions won't work. Once again, he's too damned heavy !'

Suddenly a bilgesnipe bellowed and he twisted out from under Svadilfare's hoof as the antlered beast rushed the giant dark-grey horse. By the time he'd gotten a few feet away, the bilgesnipe's antlers had slammed into Svadilfare's side with a wet crunching sound. The horse kicked forward with his back-right leg hitting the bilgesnipe. Blood ran down Svadilfare's side as the bilgesnipe ripped its antlers out...like Svadilfare had from him.

'Thank the Norns that bilgesnipes are so territorial. Thank-you, bilgesnipe, for letting me get away.'

He turned from the fight and started running towards home. The trees further blurred when the tears fell, he only dimly noticed the Medina passing by until he slammed into something. His breath left in a huff as Father lifted his chin to look at him. Concern in that blue-eye before Father asked, "What is wrong, Loki ?"

Haltingly, he explained, "A few days ago, I stayed behind when Thor left the drinking hall with Fandral. Of course, being myself, I thought that I would be fine alone. That was not the case as I was far too drunk to think clearly. Being unsteady, I shifted into my horse-form. Not caring that it was my female horse-form and started back toward the palace. I-I was waylaid by Svadilfare. I-I didn't know what was happening at first when he approached." Unconsciously, he started crying again and shaking, "I was too drunk to fight back, to even try...th-then he was too heavy a-and i-it was too late. Far, far too late and now he's taunting me with it always. H-he just threatened me again with it. Whoever heard of a Prince of Asgard being raped ? Much less by a horse as a horse ? Who would believe me if I told them ? No one would, but you have to believe me, Father !"

A hand ran through his hair and he noticed that they were in an isolated clearing off the palace gardens. Father replied, "It is not your fault this happened to you, Loki. It was Svadilfare who took advantage of you and my fault for failing to protect you. Had I not called off the Medina's Einherjar one of them could have brought you back. This never should have happened and I swear it will never happen again to you, my son."

Slowly, Father let go of him, when had Father started holding him ?, and walked towards the clearing's exit. Father roared, "Commander Tyr, Einherjar Olaf, find the horse called Svadilfare ! When you find him, escort him to the Bifrost and inform him that he is banned from ever returning to Asgard on my order. If he resists...kill him !"

End Flashback

Himself and Thor had reached the floor, it was easy for him now to find his way around the castle and he took the lead. The thought of getting revenge on Blodflod whether he was Svadilfare's owner or not was sweet. When he got through with Blodflod the cannibal would be either dead or eating grool the rest of his days. In his excitement it didn't take long for him to reach the entrance hall.

Just to make sure of his first thought, he shifted back into his Asgardian-form. A second of seeing Blodflod was all he needed to remember the odd pink-eyes that looked down on him when Svadilfare first introduced himself. Angry, he stalked up to Blodflod and demaned, "Do you remember me ?!"

Blodflod laughed then sneered, "You're the little freak that Svadilfare fucked all those years ago. Do you having dreams of being horse-fucked, little bitch ?"

Helblindi and Byleistr snarled their grips tightening on Blodflod's arms and forced him to kneel. It was very satisfying when he kicked Blodflod in the balls and smirked as he replied, "Actually, Blodflod, I'm the one doing the fucking now.", laughing when the pink-eyed jotun screamed.

Thor chuckled, "That you are, that you are."

Father walked up to punch Blodflod in the face, "After my father saved your life on Midgard this is how you repay him ? You kidnap his grandson ? You taunt dare taunt my Yfirloki ?" That followed by another punch to the face from both Father and himself.

Pink-eyes glared at them, "Get fucked by Svadilfare, again !", before Blodflod growled and spat blood on the floor.

In response, he ordered, "Take him to the dungeons and leave him to rot."

Byleistr and Helblind enthusiastically responded, "Yes, my Prince !", before dragging Blodflod away down the right hallway.

'If only it would be so easy to deal with Sif. We have to go back to Asgard and find out what's going on. I have to know what's happened to Sleipnir without myself or Father there to protect him. Sleipnir has to be okay, he must be. If something happened to him I swear I will kill Sif.'