Pallas felt herself swooning against the desk as his leg brushed along her wool tights Her heart racing and her eyes fluttering as she spoke, her voice almost begging, "I hope you'll show me master <3"

He brought his lips to her ear, his warm breath caressing her neck, "Then earn it" he replied and just like that he had backed off and went around his desk again to go back to work.

Pallas sat there for a few seconds before jumping off the desk and with one sweeping motion, knocked everything off his desk. "I HAVE!" She stated bluntly, before turning around and marching out the door.

Loki teleported in front of her before she could reach the door. He grabbed her by the throat and slammed her down against the ice floor, using his knee to pin her body down, "When you have earned something, I will tell you" his voice was strong and forceful, "Until then, you will do as I say and you will NEVER disrespect me or will get nothing. Is that clear?" his eyes change from green to Frost Giant red as his skin turned blue and his grip became very cold.

Tears began to form as she gagged trying to breath. "Y-yes Master." It wasn't fair. She'd done everything he'd asked of her, never failed him once and yet her sisters got rewarded for barely doing ANYTHING. "S-sorry master..."

"Good" he released her as he stood, though this time he did not offer his hand, "and here you had actually earned my respect for not being a demanding little brat." he commented as he headed back to his desk. "Do not make me regret allowing your freedom." So what if he hadn't been paying as much attention directly to her? He let her wander freely, he had provided her with a way to improve her skills, he even let his spell on her fade away. She was the only one who didn't bitch about the climate at every turn, she didn't need as much attention or care as the delicate little Ceres or Vesta who, as fiery as she was, was only a flame surrounded by ice. And of course Juno, who could be waiting around any corner, ready to attack if she saw him mistreating one of them. What a nuisance. He had a realm to run!

" Yes sir... sorry sir." She rubbed her neck, she walked over to the door. She bowed before leaving his chambers. She spend a good hour in her room crying before she climbed onto the roof of the castle to see how she was going to tackle this.

Finally with some peace and quiet loki was able to get back to work.

About two hours later, there was a knock on the door and before Loki knew what was going on, Pallas was kneeling on a pillow besise his chair and her head resting against the sidw of his leg.
"Mission completed," she said. Her eyes closed.

Loki looked at her and blinked, already? What had she done? Ice would just melt with the heat of the room, so what did she use? Curiously he rose from his seat and teleported to ceres' room to see.

The little pink bird was fast asleep, soaking up the last rays of the day under what looked like a giant crystal chandelier. Upon a closer look it was actually about 30 of the hard crystal flowers wrapped together. Reflecting the light that was shot down from the roof from several large ice mirrors. She'd used mirrors, crystals and reflections to get the light down to the room.

Genius. Loki smiled, what a relief. Though he had to figure out what polly wantd. He teleported back to her, "good work"

She looked up, having almost drifted to sleep. "Thank you Master." She smiled dizzily. All this restoration work was very tiring.

Loki knelt down and picked her up in his arms, teleporting them to her room. "I think you should have a break" he told her as he tucked her into bed.

"You do know what's best..." She said softly. "Did I do a good job?" She asked even though he'd already told her she did a good job.

"Yes" Loki replied and gave her a kiss on the forehead, "It's perfect."

She smiled, "Yaaaay." She said softly, "I'm good now. You can go back to your duties now, Master. Thank you."

That was it? That was all she wanted? Damn. Pallas was the most confusing and yet easiest to please of the lot.
Loki patted her head lightly and then turned to leave, rolling his eyes once his back was to her.

The improved lighting in Ceres room greatly improved the speed and quilty of the plants she produced. But it still took a lot out of her to make the plants without any actually seeds.

Except the whole point of having her grown these plants is because they were either nearly impossible to find, or in exceptionally dangerous areas.

At any rate, as long as they kept coming, that seemed to be all that mattered to the King.

The castle seemed much more of a castle and less of a relic of the past as repairs continued and various ice trees and plants were planted throughout the grounds.

Pallas was waiting for Loki one day, sitting on his desk, her legs crossed and hanging off the front, "Master, have I been a good girl?" She asked.

Loki smiled and walked by her, caressing her cheek as he passed, "Yes, you have. Was there something you wanted?"

Pallas closed her eyes as he did so, enjoying the coolness of his hand. She swung her legs around so that she was sitting on her bottom, her legs bents beside in a rather adorable pose on his desk. Her short skirt riding up a little bit and her hands hiding inside the creme coloured wool sweater.

"If I've been a good girl..." She blushed looking down, "Shouldn't I be rewarded?"

Loki sat in his chair and leaned back as he watched her, "and what did you have in mind?"

She looked up at him and then back down. W-was he going to make her say it? Or did he think she wanted something other than that.

She felt her mouth go dry as she tried to say what she wanted but nothing came out for the longest time "... I...I want. I would like...You to ummm" She took her two index fingers and poked them together, turning away from him. Yes not looking at him would help. "Treat me like you did in the g-gym.." She mumbled very quietly.