A Frozen Heart Worth Fighting

Skathi sat on a bench in the courtyard. She looked up at the tree that was behind her. The branches came out above her, blocking out some of the sun light from the sky. The leaves of the tree looked bright green against the light of the sun. A slight breeze whipped through the air, tossing Skathi’s blonde hair. Closing her eyes Skathi let out a sigh.

“You came.”

Her yellow eyes shot open and she saw that Loki was standing at the edge of the shadow that the tree casted on the grass. His words seemed to be shocked but his eyes told a different story. He knew that she would come.

Skathi sat up straight and cleared her throat before she spoke to the young prince.

“Of course I would come. I won’t want to disrespect the orders of the prince.”

“Skathi. Will you stop with the ‘Your Highness’ and ‘prince’. We’ve know each other long enough.”

Skathi rolled her eyes and watched Loki walk over to her. Sitting down next to her Loki smiled when he looked at her.

“Why did you call me here?”

Loki’s green eyes darted away from her golden eyes. Looking down at the grass below their feet Loki thought of the words to answer her question.

“Thor and I are leaving with Lady Sif and the Warriors Three to Jotunheim.”

“Why?”

“My father wishes us to talk with Thjazi. He requested us to speak with him.”

“Thjazi? What does he want with you?”

“I’m not sure. But father says he needs to speak with you on this matter.”

“What do I know? I know nothing of Thjazi or of Jotunheim. All I know is what I have read in books or have heard in stories. What would the AllFather want with me.”

Skathi said frankly. Her eyes were starting to move with more faster moments and the bench was starting to gather a thin coat of frost from Skathi.

“Skathi.”
Loki said taking her hands in his. She stopped and looked back into Loki’s eyes once again.

“I just don’t want you to get hurt.”

She confessed as she got lost in the green eyes that were staring back at her. A tear fell down her cheek as she let her emotions take control.

“I won’t. I will do everything in my power to come back to you.”

Both Skathi and Loki could feel themselves leaning in towards one another.

“Loki, I would not know what to do without you.”

“That is why I won’t ever let you worry that.”

The two were now inches from each other’s face. Skathi didn’t know if she should move the final inch that stood between them, before another thought came into her mind Loki’s lips were on her’s, and her mind went blank.

Loki’s hands moved from her hands to her face, cupping each side in his large hands. The kisses from Loki were at first unsteady, as if he wasn’t sure on what he was doing was right, then they slowly turned into slower more intimate kisses. When the kisses finally stopped Loki rested his forehead on hers. Skathi opened her eyes as she breathed, seeing Loki looking at her once again.

“You will never have to worry about living without me Skathi. No matter what happens, no matter where I will go, you will be what I come back for. Not a throne, not my people, but you.”

“Loki I-”

“Lady Skathi!”

Skathi jumped and looked towards the open hallway that was around the courtyard, hearing a guard’s load footsteps coming towards the courtyard. She looked back at Loki who was trying to regain himself before the guard entered the courtyard.

“Lady Skathi.”

The guard said as he walked through the doorway and into the courtyard.

“Oh, and your Highness. My deepest apologies, but the king has ordered Lady Skathi to come to the throne room at once.”

The guard said with a bow to the young dark hair prince. Skathi looked at Loki, who nodded for her to go.

“Your Highness.”

She said as she stood, she bowed, then Loki took her hand and kissed the back of her hand.

“Lady Skathi.”

Loki said with a smile curling on the edges of his lips. Skathi blushed, when Loki released her hand, she turned and followed the guard to see the AllFather. When she stood in the doorway of the hallway she looked back to see Loki still sitting on the bench looking at her leave. With a smile still on her face she turned back around and continued to walk to the throne room, with the memories of the moments that just transpired still playing in her mind.

~*~

Entering the throne room the guard left Skathi, leaving her and Odin alone in the large golden room.

“Skathi.”

“Your Highness.”

She said with a bow. Looking up at the king she saw that he didn't wear that look of dissatisfaction that he normally looked at her with, but with a smug smile.

“Do you know why I called you hear Skathi?”

“No, your Highness. I was not told.”

“Skathi, you have never met your parents, have you?”

“No, but I’m sure you knew that.”

Odin looked down at her, now with look of annoyance.

“My wife told you today of your birth mother, yes?”

“Yes.”

“You know that Freyr was not your father.”

“Yes. The queen didn’t tell me of my true father.”

“Your father lives.”

“My father?”

Skathi stammered. Not knowing where this conversion was going or the reason why she was even here.

“Your father resided on Jotunheim.”

“Jotunheim? But that is where-”

“Frost giants live? Yes, the frost giants. Haven’t you wondered where your magic comes from? Certainly not you mother.”

The look of confusion only grew on Skathi’s face.

“Your father is Thjazi.”

“What?”

“Your mother was raped by Thjazi, as an act of vengeance. Freyr killed the wife of Thjazi. Thjazi could not kill Freyr for he was already dead. As an act of vengeance he took his wife. He didn’t plan to have a child with her, but here you stand. Living and breathing as I speak.”

“Does he know I live?”

“He will when Thor and the others go.”

“Why are you sending them?”

“For the peace of the realm.”

“They are to hand me over to the frost giants?”

“No. They will tell of your existence and we will see what Thjazi wants with you.”

“Your Highness. Please, I can’t-”

“You are no more than compensation for war.”

Skathi’s mind rushed with emotions, fury, wrath, sadness, and betrayal. Her emotions were once again taking control of her. She could feel the frosty power rage though her. The magic that was put there by her frost giant heritage.

“My whole life has been a lie. You have kept me here just as a compensation. What was I to you? Why did you not slaughter me where I laid as a child? I know that you didn’t think twice about that until Frigga said something!”

The ground around Skathi was now forming a growing layer of ice, the air in the room was starting to go bone chillingly cold, and it was only getting stronger.

“You feed me, You clothed me, your wife sees me as her own. Nothing that you could ever feel. Not for a frost giant!”

Odin stood up from his golden throne to see what he had caused. A slight amount of fear grew in his eye upon seeing what Skathi powers were capable of.

“Skathi. You need to-”

“No. You see yourself up there, above all others in this realm, in all nine of the realms. They say that the frost giants are the ones with the cold hearts, when all you need to do is look in the mirror!”

The room was now almost covered in a thick sheet of ice. Both Skathi and Odin could see their breath.

“Enough! One more word and I will have you sent to Jotunheim in chains!”

Odin commanded, banging his scepter on the floor, causing the ice below it to crack.

“Are you happy! You brought this monster into this palace and now you get to see her out. Are you happy?”

With the last word that she yelled Skathi felt an icy shockwave leave her body, then she fell to the cold floor and her world went black.

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