Loki heard Kaysa's story patiently, tying up loose ends in his mind. He was glad about what his mother had done. With Kaysa here it would be easier to re-conquered her. Loki looked at Kaysa. She had ended the story and was waiting for Loki to say something. Her amber eyes were shining so bright. Loki noticed that her dark circles were not under her eyes anymore, although her cheekbones were too marked. He took some strands of her hair away from Kaysa's face.

"From today, you are only serving me," Loki said caressing her face with her fingertips.

"I don't decide that," Kaysa answered quickly.

"Don't worry about that. Just reject other jobs." Loki said seriously. Kaysa was about to complain but he shut her up, putting his fingers on her lips. Kaysa looked at him defeated. She realized that maybe she had ruined Frigga's plan. "It is late and you need some rest." Loki moved away from her. "Go back to your maid look."

Kaysa did as he ordered and her red hair appeared again. Loki had his eyes fixed on her. He did not seem happy with the look. Kaysa walked to the door room and walked out. She got surprised when she heard near footsteps from behind. Kaysa did not stop but she looked over her shoulder just to met Loki's intense gaze.

The walked to her room in silence, Loki always behind her. Only when they arrived there, she spoke.

"Prince Loki, it is true?" She asked. Loki seemed to not understand her. Kaysa made sure that they were alone. "Is she here? Is my sister in Asgard?" Loki only nodded in agreement. Kaysa looked down at her feet, still trying to assimilate that Kaira was Thor's lover. She did not say anything else. She walked to her room without even look at Loki.


The morning came and Kaysa had not slept at all. She could not take out of her mind the fact that Kaira was there, and that she was Thor's lover. She got out of her bed and put on her yellow maid dress. She knotted her hair and walked to the kitchen, where the main maid would tell her the tasks of the day.

"You are going to serve breakfast in the main room." The main maid told her. "Come on girl! You are late."

Kaysa did not say a word and took the plates and walked slowly to the main room. She stopped in the door, not sure how to face the fact that Odin was on the other side. Kaysa counted to three and she entered in.

The room was emptied. She felt relief. Slowly, she put the dishes and the plates on the table. Her mind was focused on putting them in the right order that she did not hear the door opening.

Loki looked at the figure in front of him. He observed her tiny body moving around the table with plates of fruit and cheese and ham.

He walked slowly to her, taking her shoulder between his hands and smelling her scent. She moved away from him.

"Prince Loki." She greeted him with a bow. Loki laughed exasperated.

"My queen." He greeted her and bowed too. Kaysa looked at him with cold eyes.

"Don't call me that." She looked away and kept working on breakfast. "I'm not a queen anymore. I'm nothing." Loki looked at her, not laughing anymore.

"You will always be my queen." He said in a whisper. Kaysa turned to face him. She did not want him to say those things. When she looked at him, Loki was closer than she thought. Their lips were almost touching. Kaysa breathed nervously. Loki's hands went to her waist and approached her even closer.

"Always?" Kaysa asked in a low voice that only he could hear.

"Always." Loki's eyes were on Kaysa lips. He was caressing them with his when the sound of the door opening broke the moment. Kaysa moved fast away and turned her back to the door, hiding her red face.

"Good morning Loki." Frigga greeted her son and sat on the table. She looked at Kaysa and smile shyly in greeting too. Kaysa did a little bow. Odin sat next to the queen and Loki followed them, sitting across the table. He could not take his eyes off of Kaysa, but she avoided his gaze always.

Kaysa ended with breakfast and walked to the door but Odin's voice stopped her.

"Excuse me, but you are not allowed to go until we finish." He said. Kaysa breathed and turned to him.

"I'm sorry my King." She said bowing.

"I don't know where they find these girls, but lately they are more stupid," Odin commented to Frigga.

"Behave your words," Loki muttered. Odin looked at him. Loki looked at him coldly but he did not say anything more.

Kaysa could not help but felt thankful for that. She really appreciated what Loki had done. Their gazes met. It was a brief moment, but long enough for Loki to read Kaysa's thoughts. He suppressed a smile and kept eating.


After breakfast, Kaysa walked to Thor's room to bring him his food. She did not know why, but she felt like she was betraying Loki. I hope he doesn't find out. She knocked on the door and heard as someone was having a loud argument. Kaysa moved closer to hear better.

"So you have nothing to say?" Thor asked angrily.

"I've already told you! I don't know what you are talking about!" It was Kaira voice. Kaysa gasped. Only a door separated her from her sister.

"I have told you everything about my feelings, I have asked you to run away with me. And you don't know what I am talking about?!" Kaysa remembered she did not deliver the letter to Kaira. She felt the letter inside her pocket. She decided she needed to come in.

"Excuse me, Prince Thor." She caught both of their attention. Kaysa looked at Kaira. "I couldn't find her yesterday and I didn't give her the letter." Kaysa took it from her pocket and gave it to Thor. He looked at it and started crying at her.

"Don't talk to her like that!" Kaira said as she took Kaysa out of the room.

"I'm sorry, Queen Kaira."

"How do you know who am I?" She asked curiously. Kaysa looked at her thinking if she should tell her the truth.

"Thor told me about you." Kaysa lied. It was better her sister to not know the truth yet.

"I hope he has told you good things." She laughed. Kaysa looked at her with melancholy. She noticed the main maid at the end of the hall calling her.

"I'm sorry, my queen, but I have work to do." Kaysa bowed and walked to the main maid.

"Prince Loki is waiting for you in his room." She said. Kaysa protested. She did not think it was a good idea to be in his room. However, she had learned that she could not argue with the main maid.


Kaysa knocked on Loki's door and walked in. The room was emptied and she was about to go when she heard a voice telling her to go to the bathroom.

"Finally," Loki said. He was inside the tub with his arms out of it. "What has taken you so long?" Loki asked looking over his shoulder.

"How can I help you?" Kaysa asked trying not to look at his naked body.

"I only want your company." He smiled. "But with your true self." With that, Kaysa broke the spell. Her blond hair felt loose and her big eyes were still avoiding Loki. "Wash my hair." He ordered.

Kaysa walked to the tub with her cheeks red. She took some oils and begun to wash his hair.

"You were more talkative when you were Queen, you know?" Loki said after a while of silence. Kaysa looked at him a bit annoyed and she pulled his hair. "Ouch!" He complained. "You are ruder since you are a maid." Kaysa could not ignore that comment and pushed him underwater.

"I'm sorry my Prince but I needed to rinse your head," Kaysa said with a mischievous grin.

"Yeah, sure."

"Are you calling me a liar?" Kaysa asked pushing him again underwater.

"Alright stop!" Loki shouted. "I know I shouldn't have mess up with an elf." He said. Kaysa could not help but laughed. Loki looked at her as he knelt in the tub so he was at the same height than her. "Finally I hear you laughed again." Kaysa tried to control herself and stopped laughing. "I have missed that sound."

"Thank you," Kaysa said taking his hand on hers. "For making me laugh again."

"You are welcome," Loki whispered as he leant closer to her. "I have missed you too." He was mere millimetres away from Kaysa's lips.

"Me too," Kaysa answered and moved closer to him, hoping he would understand it as an invitation to kiss her. Loki looked at her before closing his eyes and took her in his arms, putting her inside the tub. He kissed her tenderly.