Loki had had his new toy for a few weeks now, but he had yet to break his spirit.
At first, the King of Asgard had kept Steve Rogers in a cell with glowing walls, and he'd gloated at him. There'd been words exchanged, angry ones, but no amount of the human's strength could penetrate a cell's wall that had been designed to stand up to an Asgardian.
Eventually, though, Loki had had him moved. There was just too much risk to Rogers being in a cell where a guard might hear him speaking, might be persuaded, eventually, to wonder and question why their King, the All-Father, kept one of the Avengers in a cage, even if he talked of Loki and seemed to be a madman.
So for a while now, Steve had been locked in the All-Father's chambers - Loki's chambers. Loki returned from a tiring day on the throne each night, unlocked Steve's chains and allowed him food and a bath and other such necessaries - under strict supervision, of course. Sometimes, Steve made it necessary for Loki to hurt him, and then he would be chained for days at a time, until Loki felt inclined to give him another chance.
It had been a while since Steve's last overt rebellion. Tonight, Loki returned and locked the door, sealing it with whispered spells and reinforcing the spell that ensured no sound could travel to the guards outside. Then he stepped closer to Steve, who was chained to a bench by the window today.
He bent to touch the cuffs, and they released, a tiny metal circlet on each wrist all that was left. "I apologize for being later than usual," he said. "There was a minor matter I needed to attend to."
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Date: 2014-07-14 05:36 am (UTC)At first, the King of Asgard had kept Steve Rogers in a cell with glowing walls, and he'd gloated at him. There'd been words exchanged, angry ones, but no amount of the human's strength could penetrate a cell's wall that had been designed to stand up to an Asgardian.
Eventually, though, Loki had had him moved. There was just too much risk to Rogers being in a cell where a guard might hear him speaking, might be persuaded, eventually, to wonder and question why their King, the All-Father, kept one of the Avengers in a cage, even if he talked of Loki and seemed to be a madman.
So for a while now, Steve had been locked in the All-Father's chambers - Loki's chambers. Loki returned from a tiring day on the throne each night, unlocked Steve's chains and allowed him food and a bath and other such necessaries - under strict supervision, of course. Sometimes, Steve made it necessary for Loki to hurt him, and then he would be chained for days at a time, until Loki felt inclined to give him another chance.
It had been a while since Steve's last overt rebellion. Tonight, Loki returned and locked the door, sealing it with whispered spells and reinforcing the spell that ensured no sound could travel to the guards outside. Then he stepped closer to Steve, who was chained to a bench by the window today.
He bent to touch the cuffs, and they released, a tiny metal circlet on each wrist all that was left. "I apologize for being later than usual," he said. "There was a minor matter I needed to attend to."