[ His expression is wry, though he replies smoothly. ]
I would not know.
[ It's not as if he has spent time in a cage — oh wait. ]
But no doubt you will survive. There will be plenty of people to . . . admire your heroic deeds.
[ The last few words taper off as if it hurt him to speak. In fact, Loki was starting to look distinctly uncomfortable. He should leave and he knows it. The instinct for fight or flight hangs over him. They no longer mean anything to each other, do they? ]
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I would not know.
[ It's not as if he has spent time in a cage — oh wait. ]
But no doubt you will survive. There will be plenty of people to . . . admire your heroic deeds.
[ The last few words taper off as if it hurt him to speak. In fact, Loki was starting to look distinctly uncomfortable. He should leave and he knows it. The instinct for fight or flight hangs over him. They no longer mean anything to each other, do they? ]