Chapter 4

The next morning found Loki too sore to move. Staring at the ceiling he noticed that the expanse of the bed was empty save for himself. Loki's disgust in himself for just laying back and letting himself be taken by the jotun was nearly overwhelming at first, but it was soon bested by his hatred of the ones who forced this upon him. It would have been better if they had just killed him on the spot rather than humiliate him like this. Being incapacitated Loki started to do what he does best, plot. If he is to be the slave of the people of Jotunheim he will not just roll over at their command. He will make them regret forcing this upon him, but he will wait to get his revenge.

Loki spent the rest of the day in bed, once a jotun came in to bring him food and left without saying a word. His overactive mind was given nothing to do for hours on end to the point that Loki was almost excited when Thrym returned to the room in what Loki guessed was evening. "I hope my absence hasn't been too harsh on you."

"I've just been waiting with baited breath to be fucked by you again." Loki quipped. Thrym looked upon Loki with a glare.

"I guess it should have been beyond my expectations for you to be grateful for our hospitality."

"Why would I be? I'm locked up and reduced to a sex slave. What is there to be grateful for?" Loki sat up wincing in pain.

"you were not condemned to death immediately, like you should have been." Thrym pushed him back onto his back. "Don't be so quick to wish for death. This way there is always a chance for you to gain honor again and return to your Asgard." Loki scowled at that but decided to change the topic, "So what do you have in store for me tonight?"

"I'm going to let you rest tonight, but that does not mean I'm going to just leave you unwatched all night. Also I need to assess the damage incurred upon your body. I know you were torn by my size, but I must see that there wasn't any permanent damage."

"Why now?"

"It also gives me a chance to see if a child was conceived."

"Already? I thought your gestation period was longer than an aesir's."

"It is, but the hormones are often much quicker. Now spread your legs or I will do so for you." Loki rolled his eyes and parted his legs to let the large hands of the jotun wander near his most sensitive organs. Thrym parted the flaps of skin that covered the orifice. The whole area was covered in blood that had not been washed away. Thrym gently wiped the blood off with the sheet to be able to see. Loki waited patiently while Thrym examined him. The jotun finally brought his eyes to meet Loki's and said, "It looks like no permanent damage was done to any of the structures there, the walls have ripped, but not beyond repair. You can be thankful that your entrance is on the larger side of normal for one your size. Also there is no sign of a child yet so we must try again, but that can wait for tomorrow. Go to sleep. I will see to it that you are able to clean yourself tomorrow and perhaps something to entertain you as well." Thrym laid down beside Loki and pulled the covers over his small body. After a moment Loki asked, "Why are you being kind to me?"

"Have you not asked this before?"

"Yes, but you did not really answer my question then." Loki was facing away from Thrym so he did not see the other's face filled with sympathy. "Maybe because even though you are a prisoner you are still brother of the king and royalty to here and Asgard. Now sleep." Loki obeyed the stranger and larger jotun once again even as he swore he would never do so again.

The next day Loki found himself alone again when he awoke, but he also found that Thrym was true to his words. He was bathed and then returned to the room , but a book had appeared at the foot of the bed. Loki delved into the tome until Thrym once again returned. That night was much like the first night. Thrym was rough and detached when taking Loki, but the pain was not quite as bad as it had been the first night. Loki guessed that his screams had not been heard all through the complex, but only through half of it. This quickly became the rhythm to his life. Each day a new book and a bath in the underground hot springs, then Thrym would show up, examine him, then proceed to have sex with Loki. Loki never learned to enjoy the sex, but it slowly became easier for him to tolerate as the days became weeks. Each night Loki would hope it was the last his body would be torn into; even the constant flow of books did little to assuage the humiliation of being used every night like a common whore. The only condolence was that Helblindi had yet seen it fit to pass him around to the other males.

The day Thrym announced to Loki after examining him that he was with child, Loki's heart jumped and sank within the same breath. He would be free of the constant torture of being used every night, but at the same time it was to be expected that his freedoms he had enjoyed at the hand of Thrym would be taken away. He went to sleep beside Thrym that night without saying a word, wondering what would happen to him next.

Loki was roused from sleep by Thrym in the morning. Without a word he lead Loki to the surface to what was once the throne room. There was a pedestal positioned before the throne upon which a very familiar object was rested. The king appeared to be in deep contemplation of said object to the point that he had not noticed their entry until Thrym announced their arrival. "Helblindi, my king, I bring tidings of great news today. Loki has conceived a child in his womb." Helblindi looked up at the announcement with surprise then a smirk. "I'm glad of this Thrym, I had begun to loose hope that you were fertile enough to accomplish the task. We all know how fertile my brother is with his numerous children." Loki glared in response to that comment, but Helblindi continued, "Let's at least hope that this time the child is of the same appearance as the parents." Thrym put his hand on Loki's shoulder as if in reassurance and responded, "My king, I"m sure the jotun born of this union will be a great addition to out people

"If you say so Thrym I guess I will leave the decision of what to do with him up to you. You're welcome to keep him as a bed warmer as long as the child growing in his womb is kept safe."

"Yes your majesty." Thrym answered bowing, "I'll make sure your brother is taken care of." Helblindi nodded. "Oh, and Loki, take care not to do anything stupid, I would not want to have to lock you up again." Loki almost attacked his brother had Thrym not held him back. Thrym dragged Loki out of the throne room and back down to his chambers.

Loki was raging like a child when he got back, but Thrym slapped him out of it and said, "Calm down, on my decree you are not going to be locked up like your brother would have you. I will spend my days in court with the king and I expect you to be here in the evenings when I return. Eventually I may be able to give you more freedom, but I expect that you will probably be restricted by the time that you gain my trust enough to do that."

"I know, I'm not a first time mother. My brother is correct in that one respect." He guiltily tried to push away from Thrym, but Thrym of course didn't budge. He only sighed and turned to leave Loki in the room.

"That object Helblindi was studying, how did it get here?" Thrym raised an eyebrow at Loki's question, "You mean the casket of ancient winters? It was found not long after you, probably fell from Asgard as well" Loki did not respond, but his expression showed he had been drawn into thought. "I take my leave then." Thrym said gesturing to the guards who had appeared outside the door, "that is if you have no further questions." Not receiving a response Thrym left to return to the king.