Kaysa felt as someone raised her from the floor and put her on the bed. She tried to lay on her back but a hand stopped her and turned her so she was lying on her stomach.

...

Loki was with Frigga in Kaysa's cell. It had been a few days after she tried to escape and his mother did as then. She took care of her wounds. Loki accompanied her just to check Kaysa's health. At the same time, he was trying to make up a plan to save her. He always got frustrated because he could not find a good one. Frigga called him.

"Her wounds are healing nicely. I think that you should stop coming here." Frigga saw as Loki's gaze was fixed on Kaysa's back. "Your father will not be happy if he discovers you here." Loki nodded distracted.

Kaysa was listening to their little conversation, but she pretended that she was asleep. She did not know why the All-mother was taking care of her. Maybe it is because Loki had asked for it, she thought. Rage filled her mind. How could you betray me like you have done, Loki? A tear fell from her eye.

Days passed by as she waited for her end. She had decided not to fight against her fate anymore. If they were capable of doing that to Einar, Kaira could be in danger too. She obeyed when the guards told her to left the cell. Or when they told her to take off her clothes...


It only left two days until Kaysa would be executed. Loki walked a bit drunk when he saw her descending her horse. He started walking to her and took her by her arm. She looked at him a bit frightened.

"How do you manage to escape from that cell?" Loki asked her as he caressed her face with the tips of his fingers. She was so beautiful. There was no sign of her pain and wounds.

"Excuse me? What are you talking about sir?" Kaira asked Loki. It was when he realized it. She was not Kaysa. An idea came to his mind. Maybe I cannot save her, but I can make Thor pay for it. Loki smiled.

"I'm sorry my lady. I thought you were another person." He said and started walking away. Kaira did not last to follow him.

"You thought I was Kaysa, right?" Loki looked at her in silence. "Can you tell me where is my sister?" She asked with pleading eyes. Loki was about to tell her that Kaysa was in a cell when Thor come by.

"Kaira?" It was as he did not believe what he was seeing. "Are you alone? What are you doing here?" Thor asked and by the time he had ended his questions, Viggo appeared behind her. It felt like cold water for Thor.

"My princes." Viggo greeted both Loki and Thor. "We have come here to talk about our wedding. Your father requests our presence." He answered Thor questions and started walking away with Kaira.

"Pardon me. It will only be a moment." She walked to Thor again. "Meet me tonight at the gardens." She said quietly and made a little bow. Loki saw as Viggo did not care about that.

"Don't talk to her ever again." Thor told his brother.

"I was about to answer her question." Loki lied as his innocent eyes tried to meet Thor's. " She was so worried about her sister that it was almost killing me."

"Don't you think that I am that dumb." Thor roared and walked away, leaving Loki there with a triumph face.


Kaira waited for Thor to came to the meeting. Her hair was low with little braids on it. He did not take long. Kaira ran to him and the embrace each other. Thor had missed her a lot. He cupped her face in his hands and caressed her nose with his.

"Kaira." Thor whispered against her hair. Words were needless.

"Thor I." Kaira said trying to free herself. "Where is Kaysa?" She asked waiting for an answer. Thor did not want to tell her about the fact that Kaysa was to be executed in a few days. "I try to saw her like I did when we were in Alheim. She is acting very strange."

"Strange? What do you mean?"

"She is not as usual. She is more...quiet..." Kaira said walking away from Thor.

"I'm sorry Kaira but..." Kaira turned to him worried. Thor looked at her. He could not do that to her. He had to protect her. " She escaped from here." Thor lied. "It was some weeks ago. I tried to find her, but it was useless. I'm sure she is hiding very well. Just the right time for us to forget about her." Kaira breathed a bit relieved.

"I think that I could help you. She is my sister. I know her very well." Kaira spoke with hope in her voice.

"No." Thor said quickly. Kaira looked at him. "I don't want you to be in danger." Thor walked to her and took her hands in his. "Promise me you'll never try to find her by yourself." Kaira looked at him.

"I promise." Kaira answered and kissed his hands.


Loki spent the night walking in his room. The day came and he was without any plan that could save Kaysa. It was her last day. Maybe I should go and try to see her for the last time, he thought as he walked to Kaysa's cell.

It did not take him long to get there. She was in the same position as the last days. Her back against the wall and her sight loss. He hid in the shadows, trying to memorize everything about her.

"I know you are there." Kaysa said after some hours. She was not looking at him. Maybe there is someone else. Loki looked around and discovered he was the only one there. "Are you going to spend the rest of the day there?" It was when Loki decided to show himself.

He walked slowly to the glass. He positioned himself in front of her, but she refused to look at him. Loki cloned himself and entered in the cell. He sat next to Kaysa. After all that time, the orchid's smell was still with her.

"This is not the way I have planned." Loki confessed.

"But you have planned it, haven't you? You have planned to take it off from me and then humiliated me..." Loki looked at her next to him. "But you have also doomed me." A small tear fell from her eyes. Loki tried to put his hand in her cheek, just to catch that tear, but Kaysa moved away. "Don't touch me." She said with a bitter tone. That seemed to annoy Loki, who stood up and walked in front of her. He lowed himself so her eyes were fixed on his face.

"Who do you think you are talking with? I am your prince. You don't have the right to tell me what I can or cannot do." He said that holding tight her face.

"Do you think that I care? By this time tomorrow, I'll be with my head off." Kaysa said.

"I can take it now if I want. Don't play with my patience." Loki's tone was more aggressively.

"Then, do it." Kaysa fixed her eyes on Loki's and moved closer to him. He was getting very angry but at the same time, he felt the necessity to take her and kissed her one last time.

The sound of a pair of foot's approaching broke the moment. Loki looked to the stairs while he called an invisibility spell and walked away. Kaysa waited. She was sure about what was going to happen.

"Come out, elf." One of the guards told her as he took her by the arm. Kaysa stood up slowly without fighting or saying a word. They took her out of her cell where a man with a hood waited. "Here you have her." The soldier almost through Kaysa to the strange man.

A gloved hand took her face and started moving it to one side and the other. It was as he was examining her.

"She is very exotic. My clients would love it." He had an intoxicating voice. Kaysa did not like him. With a move of his hand, he saw her the way out of the cell. Kaysa walked without saying a word. For the first time since she came to Asgard, she felt scared.


Kaira woke up when a maid entered in her room. She had orders to prepare Kaira.

"Your husband is waiting for you. He said that there is something he wants to show you." The maid said while she tried to fit one of Kaira's dresses.

"My husband-to-be..." She whispered. "Does he mention what he wants to show me?"

"No, my lady. But I am sure it is something about the elf-" A knock interrupted her. The door opened and Thor's head appeared. "Prince Thor." The maid greeted him moving away from Kaira.

"I just want to see if you are fine." Thor smiled sweetly to Kaira. "Shall we have breakfast?" He asked as he saw Kaira ready with her dress. He wanted to have her distracted so she would not see Kaysa executed.

"I'm sorry, my Prince. I have other duties that requires my attention." Kaira answered without looking at him. Thor held his breath. "I should be going now. Forgive me." Kaira walked out of her room.

Viggo was waiting for her at the end of the hall. He did not say anything to her. He just took her hand in his arm and walked away out of the castle.


There were a lot of asgardians waiting outside the palace where a platform had been installed so everyone could see the execution.

All the members of the royal family were there too. All except Frigga. They wore their armours, shining with the sunlight. Loki and Thor did not seem comfortable. Each one was absorbed in their thoughts. Thor was trying to locate Kaira. At the same time, he was thinking about what he was to tell her after the execution. On the other hand, Loki was thinking about his last night with Kaysa. Did he really hurt her so much? He felt pressure on his chest.

Odin waved his hand and waited for his soldiers to walk with Kaysa to the platform. Nobody walked in. Odin started to get nervous and walked himself to the cells. He found them empty.

"Where is she?!" He yelled to one of his soldiers.

"She had been bought." He answered scare.

Odin started hitting the walls angry. Frigga saw the whole scene with a triumphant smile. She walked to the outside and suspended the execution.

Loki and Thor looked at her with wide eyes and ran towards her looking for an answer.

Kaira did not like the place were Viggo had taken her. She was surprised to hear that it had been suspended. Viggo did not seem happy.

"Why have you taken me here?" Her voice sounded disgusted.

"To show you a lesson." He murmured as he walked away, leaving a confused Kaira there.