{"id":35989,"date":"2012-07-18T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-18T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/07\/18\/starfall-47\/"},"modified":"2012-07-18T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T06:45:00","slug":"starfall-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/07\/18\/starfall-47\/","title":{"rendered":"Starfall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sigyn started awake, from a nightmare of falling, down through space. Stars had streamed past, casting no light and singing no songs, and everything she grasped slid right through her translucent fingers. Residual fear held her heart pounding in her throat until she thrust herself out of her narrow bed.<\/p>\n

She fled the room, grown too close and small for comfort, to walk the silent halls of Asgard\u2019s shining palace, arms clutched close about her chilled body.<\/p>\n

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Loki sighed and walked towards the palace, a grim look on his face. He had been assisting the Asgardian engineers with the redesign of the bi-frost, one of the conditions of his very tenuous release, and it had been a long exhausting day. It was certainly tiring to have to constantly be aware of your words and actions, that everyone is scrutinizing your every move, distrust and sometimes fear hiding poorly behind their eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He was fiddling with his cuff, lost in thought as he turned the corner and ran right into someone. They fell back with a soft thud and Loki, being somewhat of a wall, was only snapped out of his preoccupation with the day.<\/p>\n

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Sigyn fumbled a hand to the wall, shoving hair out of her face. \u201cOh, gods, are you alright?\u201d she blurted, before looking up \u2026 and up. Tall, dark, slim \u2026 no one she knew. But she knew so few of the denizens of Asgard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so sorry,\u201d she continued. \u201cI just \u2026 I\u2019m so sorry. I should have been paying attention.\u201d She put a hand on his sleeve.<\/p>\n

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He was a little startled but regained his composure almost immediately. \u201cOh, no no, my fault entirely, please, it\u2019s fine, oh, here, please, are you okay?\u201d He had to smile at the situation, talking over each other, fussing; he smiled slightly but it disappeared when she looked up at him. She was captivating. Long dark locks, beautiful violet eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Loki didn\u2019t realize he was staring at her until he felt pressure on his arm that snapped him out of his astonishment. He quickly registered that she was apologizing and shook his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I do believe it was my fault, I\u2019ve been most distracted today\u2026 I.. I\u2019m not sure that I\u2019ve had the pleasure of meeting you before, I\u2019m sure I would have remembered.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sigyn pulled her hand back quickly, ducking her head. Her hair slid across her face, obscuring her blush. \u201cI \u2026 haven\u2019t lived in the Realm Eternal for long. I am Sigyn, from Alfheim.\u201d Shyly, she tucked one stand of hair behind a gently pointed ear.<\/p>\n

Who was this man? His green eyes were sharp, and something in the line of his mouth spoke of a temper, yet Sigyn thought he seemed unwontedly solicitous for someone encountering a stranger in the deeps of the night.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Alfheim! Loki\u2019s feelings of curiosity grew. He had met few elves in his time but hadn\u2019t paid much attention to them. None had this Sigyn\u2019s look about her. He was intrigued.<\/p>\n

\u201cSigyn, a beautiful name,\u201d he smiled and took her hand, bringing it to his lips for a gentle kiss, \u201cI am Loki Odinson, Prince of Asgard.\u201d<\/p>\n

All irritated and worrisome thoughts from the day vanished.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sigyn\u2019s blush deepened as Loki kissed her hand. Here was gallantry in rare form, and an Asgardian prince, at that! \u201cIt is an honor, my lord.\u201d She tried to retrieve her hand, feeling as though her face was scalding.<\/p>\n

Could this be more embarrassing, nearly running over Odin\u2019s handsome son in an echoing hallway, and herself tousled from nightmares and ill-dressed? Sigyn drew in a deep breath, trying to calm her pulse. \u201cPlease forgive my rudeness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He was enthralled by her reaction, the blushing, the nervous movements; he could feel her pulse racing at her wrist and he only slightly tightened his grip on her hand when she tried to pull it away.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing to forgive, I assure you.\u201d He smiled and then it wavered and was replaced with a look of concern.<\/p>\n

Her hand was cold. He had not noticed it before since his own\u2026 unique physiology was altered. He quickly placed his other hand around hers briefly and then onto her shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dear, you\u2019re cold.\u201d The furrow in his brow deepened, \u201cI shall escort you back to your quarters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She expected his hands to be hot against her chilled skin, yet Loki’s touch was merely a pleasant warmth. But nothing about this unexpected encounter had made sense. Sigyn started to protest, then shut her mouth. It would be ill-done of her to argue with him.<\/p>\n

Yet she could not help the feeble flicker of shyness. “I would not wish to take up your time. Surely, waking at this hour, you have some task in hand besides attending to a wandering elf?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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