Kaysa tapped her head against the wall of her cell, trying to dissipate the dream that clouded her sight. She was not going to surrender so easily. She was not going to give the Asgardians a chance to finish her without a fight. Not after she had been so deceived. On the third day of being like this, she began to notice how her mind played tricks on her. Sometimes she thought she saw figures coming out of the shadows of the corners, but they disappeared as soon as Kaysa fixed her gaze on them. Other times she thought she saw Loki on the stairs leading to the cells, and even to dark elves, but again the image disappeared within a short time. On the fourth day, Kaysa could not help it, falling against the wall until she reached the floor.

A pair of voices made her rest not complete. Kaysa squinted slightly and found the feet of a soldier calling her and trying to lift her off the ground. Kaysa withdrew her offered hand and rose leaning against the wall of her cell, or what she believed to be her cell. Her eyes blinked a couple of times, trying to see if it was another hallucination or not, yet everything seemed to be real. Her cell had been filled with different furniture that tried to accommodate her stay there: a small armchair to sit on, a bed with soft and fluffy pillows, a table with...a pile of books? Kaysa slowly approached them as the soldiers continued to introduce things. The books were tied by a green ribbon. Anger began to be born in the mouth of Kaysa's stomach. She knew who was responsible for all those comforts. His simple memory grew that anger that Kaysa ended up manifesting as she threw the books against the glass of her cell. A smell of burnt paper began to invade the environment, but for Kaysa that was not enough. She wanted to get rid of everything, so she started throwing everything she could against the glass. The jolted soldiers left as quickly as possible, leaving their small move half-heartedly while they searched for someone to inform them of the situation.


Loki waited in the throne room with his father and Thor. Odin had decided that he had already demonstrated his loyalty to Asgard, so there was no need to keep a constant watch on him. After being informed of the madness unleashed by the elf, he decided to take action and set a day for her execution, although none of his sons yet knew the reason for the meeting.

The doors opened and a Kaysa that none of the three had seen so far appeared. Her dress was torn to shreds, her hair that once fell perfectly on her back was now a tangle of entanglements, her face was stained with remnants of blood just like her hands and feet. Loki tried to approach her, but Odin stopped him by placing his axe in the middle of his path.

Kaysa walked in small steps, her feet and hands still chained. Her gaze was fixed on the three figures waiting for her arrival. She wanted to kill each and every one of them. She stopped a few steps from the stairs leading up to the throne.

"Nice family image." She began to say with bitterness in her voice. "You must be proud of your sons, Odin. They are perfect heirs to the throne: Selfish, savages." Kaysa's gaze passed from Odin to Thor and finally to Loki. "Liars." She spat that last word.

"Do you know why I have called you here?" Odín asked after a few moments of silence.

"I don't think it's to free me." Kaysa replied, showing her handcuffed hands. "I don't think it's to offer me a seat at your table for lunch either." Kaysa laughed. Odin snorted exasperatedly. His sons exchanged glances. Loki's gaze looked for some sort of answer in Thor's eyes, but Thor shunned his gaze.

The hasty arrival of the guards interrupted the moment. They all sat up, waiting for some sort of explanation. Kaysa, like everyone else there, began to look around the room. Her gaze quickly caught the response to it and her eyes showed an imperceptible flash for any Asgardian except for Loki. Strangely, he followed her gaze but saw nothing. However, Kaysa's face had changed and showed an expression of satisfaction.

The answer didn't take long to arrive and a roar burst into the room. Several dark elves appeared with their faces covered. Kaysa took advantage of the confusion of her captors and freed herself from them, striking them in the ribs with her elbows. With a leap, she managed to circumvent the soldiers approaching her and reunited with her soldiers. With a sharp dagger strike, one of them broke her chains, allowing her to move freely.

"With your permission, Your Highness." Kaysa bowed exaggeratedly. "We are leaving." And she left the room escorted by some elves while others were in charge of keeping Odin's soldiers at bay.


Kaira went out to her private garden. Life with Viggo was not what she had imagined. Viggo was a mature man with clear goals: To become someone in life with power. He had shown no interest in Kaira and that was something that relieved Kaira. She did not have to bother looking for excuses to not to be with him, nor to have to reject him.

She walked slowly along the cobblestone path through the bushes with flowers and berries. She had not heard from Thor or her sister in almost a week. She had hoped that Thor would run to visit her just the day after she left. At that moment she realized how naive she had been. Thor was the future king of Asgard and there was not the slightest chance he could be with an elf, let alone one who had betrayed the All-father.

She came to the end of her garden. The same place where she had known Thor best. The fountain was still there. Kaira looked at her doubtful. It was true that they could not be together, but she could console herself with seeing his figure. Kaira placed her hand on the water and Thor's form began to appear from it. He moved too fast, surely because he would be training. Kaira brought her face closer to the figure to see the details better. His face remained beautiful as always, but something more serious and hardened. Kaira conjured her light and saw it was fainter than the last time she saw it.

Kaira was slow to realize her power. She could see if her sister was still alive or not. She quickly slid her hand over the water and Thor's figure disappeared. She closed her eyes and tried to visualize the image of her sister in her mind. She did not know what to expect when she opened them. Slowly she began to open her eyes and focused on the water. A figure ran over it. Kaira sighed with relief. She was safe and sound, though she seemed to be fleeing from something or someone. Kaira pulled her face closer and saw her thin sister's face and some cuts. She needed to know what was going on. She looked at the figure of Kaysa one last time before making it disappear and making her way back to the palace.


Kaysa was running after the dark elves who had rescued her. She had tried to find out who had organized the rescue, who had been the leader, but none of them answered. Kaysa was puzzled, but she needed to get out. The roads were dark until they went out onto some sort of balcony. They made a corridor telling Kaysa to cross it. Kaysa walked and stopped at the edge.

"Do I have to jump?" Kaysa still wasn't quite sure. One of the elves near her nodded. Kaysa climbed over the wall that acted as a railing and peered into the void at her feet. There were only the sea and some rocks that would not ensure her survival if she jumped. Kaysa hesitated. The Asgardian soldiers appeared behind them. Kaysa had to decide quickly and chose to jump. If her soldiers told her it was because they had a plan. Kaysa dropped with her eyes closed as a scream escaped her lips. The fall came to a sudden halt. Kaysa was in pain, but she was fine. She opened her eyes and found herself on a ship piloted by...

"Einar?" Kaysa was surprised. "What are you doing here?" Kaysa walked toward him. Einar didn't answer her. He didn't even look at her. Kaysa looked around and saw several Asgardian ships following their heels and shooting at them. Kaysa smiled. "Dreamers." Kaysa muttered as she watched the useless attempts of the Asgardian soldiers to stop them. Einar was one of the best soldiers of the dark elves, and one of the best pilots.

Einar was heading for a grotto on the mountain. Kaysa saw it so close. Just a few more feet and she would be back home. Safe. Far from all those Asgardians. Far from suffering. What Kaysa and Einar did not count on was Thor's men. One moment she was in the elf ship and the next she was flying through the air held by her waist. Kaysa was screaming and kicking, trying to get out of her captor. It was all useless, however.

It didn't take her long to get to the mainland where Thor waited with handcuffs that he quickly placed on her wrists. Kaysa was exasperated, the plan had been a failure and now she would have to face the consequences. Loki came after Thor, his spear in hand and his face worried.

"Stop fooling around." Thor whispered in Kaysa's ear as he held her by the arm and pulled her. They passed next to Loki, who tried to approach Kaysa, but Thor gave him a look that ordered him to do the opposite. Kaysa merely walked resignedly back to the throne room.


"I need to go back to Asgard." Kaira said as she entered the room where Viggo was meeting with several elves. Upon seeing her, they bowed. Kaira was proud. At least her people still considered her their queen.

"We have nothing there that requires our presence." Viggo replied, turning his attention to the papers he was consulting.

"It's something of the utmost importance to me." Kaira replied, regreting instantly. Viggo didn't have to know anything about her affairs.

Viggo sighed. Kaira could tell from his expression that he did not feel like arguing with her. He hesitated for a few moments until he finally looked at the elf.

"The only reason you have there is to organize the wedding." Viggo replied. He knew that the wedding was a subject that made Kaira uncomfortable. "I doubt you'll be in a hurry to organize it." Kaira's face crisp with despair.

Viggo exchanged a cold look with her before Kaira agitated out of the room. She would have to find another way to see Kaysa.


"Take her to her cell." Thor ordered his men while Loki kept trying to convince him to leave her punishment to him.

"You know perfectly well that I'm very capable of dealing with these matters." Loki's tone was very convincing. If it wasn't because Thor knew that Loki would protect Kaira, he would have accepted without hesitation.

"Stop." Odin's voice echoed throughout the palace. The princes turned in unison and watched him advance toward them with determination. "The prey is mine." Loki bit his lower lip until he felt the blood flow from it. He knew that Odin would not be merciful to Kaysa, but if he defended her he could be put back under drag by his father. Loki cursed his fate. He could deceive anyone else, but not Odin.

"They are my men who chase her." Thor said, approaching his father. Loki tried to take advantage of the opportunity to speak to Kaysa, but she shunned his presence as much as her captors allowed.

"What the hell were you thinking?" Loki's tone was harsh. Kaysa just didn't answer. "Do you have the slightest idea of the consequences this is going to have?" Kaysa turned and stared into his green eyes. It was a cruel and challenging look. Loki was lost in her amber eyes.

"They shall be your men, but they are under my reign. She is mine." Odin and Thor engaged in an argument that ended up being won by the All-Father.

With a gesture of his hand, another group of soldiers appeared in the room, carrying with them an Einar who was dragged unconscious by two guards. Kaysa tried to call him and run toward him, but Loki held her, causing her to fall to the ground on her knees. After Einar other dark elves that had participated in the revolt appeared. There was barely a pair of them. The rest would surely have fallen during the battle.

"How were you able to give the order?" Odin asked Kaysa. She merely watched him as she closed her lips in a thin line. Odin repeated the question again and her answer was the same. "I see." Odin looked at one of his guards and nodded. The gesture attracted the attention of everyone in the room. The guard, holding a dark elf in his back, pulled a small dagger from his belt and nailed it to the elf's back. The elf arched forward, falling to the ground a few moments later. His blood flowed slowly toward the area where Kaysa was on her knees, staining her dress. Kaysa showed no reaction. Her gaze ran down the small river of blood until it settled on Odins again. "How did you give the order?"

Kaysa remained silent again. Odin repeated the same order once more without obtaining the expected result. His sons watched the scene in horror in front of them.

"You need something else to make a queen reveal her subjects." These were Kaysa's first words. It was true that she suffered to see her soldiers fall for her, but she was not going to show weakness. Her soldiers had tried to rescue her and take her back home. They deserved their queen.

Odin walked to Kaysa.

"I know exactly the weak point of every king and queen." His gaze turned to Einar. Kaysa followed it and her face paled. Loki noticed that reaction.

"Father, I think you're overdoing it." Loki interrupted his father. "There are other, more effective ways to get an answer." Although Loki did not accept it publicly, Thor and his father had quite a few things in common that differentiated them from him. One of those things was the use of the word. Loki was able to get better results than them by using only word and dialogue, rather than force as they did.

"Overdoing it?" Odin's anger was increasing by the moment. "How dare you tell your king what to do and how?" Odin took his axe and headed for Einar's unconscious body. "For the last time, how did you do it?" Kaysa shook her head.

"It wasn't me. I don't know." Kaysa replied after a long meditation. Odin shook his head. He seemed not to believe the elf. "I swear to you. I had no way of communicating." Kaysa's voice sounded more and more desperate.

Odin lifted his axe with his right hand while the other held Einar's hair. Kaysa's cries of supplication echoed throughout the room. Loki tried to hide the scene from Kaysa by standing in front of her, but the guards pushed him aside, forcing the elf to watch Odin hold Einar's head in his hand. The All-Father turned to her and threw the elf's head so that it was at Kaysa's feet.

Kaysa did not scream. She stared at Einar's face. She felt a strange pain in her chest. She knew something inside her was breaking.

"You'll be executed in two weeks." Odin looked down on her. Loki looked at his father sharply. Execute her... "And in case you think of repeating a number like today's." Odin looked at an older man who was part of his private guard. The man drew a whip.

"Has her actions been so serious?" Loki walked toward his father. "It could have been much worse. She decided to surrender so as not to make the situation worse." His tone showed the anger contained within. Odin ordered him to be taken out of there. His patience was exhausted and he did not have the temperance to cope with Loki's outbursts.


Kaysa was dragged to her cell. She had no strength to walk. As she fell to the cold floor of her cell she felt blood spill down her back. She was almost certain there were areas where the skin had been torn from her. Her head was a whirlwind of emotion. Taking advantage of the loneliness of the moment, she began to let off everything she had inside.

Thor decided to go down to the cells. Not on his own initiative. But he owed it to her. He closed his eyes for a moment and the image of Kaira appeared in his head. She smiled at him. Her face was beautiful, but at the same time so similar to Kaysa. Kaysa... Kaira's face began to sadden. Did she know what had happened to Kaysa? Did she know that he had not been able to keep his word? Did she know that he was not going to be able to protect her? Thor opened his eyes. He tried to calm his breathing. He watched Kaysa's cell again. There was someone there with her. Thor had not heard it arrive. It was hooded and knelt before a Kaysa lying on the floor in a fetal position. That figure took out a kind of ointment and began to spread it on her back.

"Loki..." Thor muttered and as if summoned, his brother appeared beside him.

"How can you be like this?" Loki whispered in anger. "Look at her. Look at her Thor!" Loki pointed energetically at Kaysa without noticing the figure next to her. Thor did notice that detail. Confused, he forced Loki to stop talking for a second and pay attention to the cell. Loki squinted. "Is this some sort of joke?" Loki stood in front of his brother. As he was a few steps below Thor, Loki had to look up to see him. "Is your pride so great that you need to see her suffer more?" Loki dissimulated one of his daggers, willing to stick it in his brother's side. "Tell me, brother. What did the other elf have to do to get rid of this end?" Loki knew that Kaira had not been arrested or treated like Kaysa. "Is it enough to heat your bed a couple of times? That's something Kaysa would never do." Loki paused for a moment, observing the effect of his words on Thor. "So that's the reason for her sad ending."

"Loki, shut up. You do nothing but talk nonsense." Thor was trying to contain himself. He didn't want to add Loki to his problems. However, Loki continued to insist on making the difference between Kaysa and Kaira. The last straw came when Loki questioned Kaira's virtue. Thor grabbed Loki by the clothes and prepared to strike a blow. At the same time, Loki was preparing to stick his dagger into Thor. Everything could have ended in the worst of ways if it hadn't been for Frigga, who appeared at that very moment.