Loki considered. He could let her go, release her into the wild to inflict whatever this was on someone else in the Inn. He'd made a token effort, that would do well enough as 'good behavior'. Probably.

On the other hand, she had given him the option, and there was no clear reason not to take her up on it.

Which might well be insidious energy thinking. Loki released her, holding hands up to show he'd let go. "Middle option, then. I don't touch you, but you stay until this passes. Unless you think anyone else in the Inn would be able to turn you down right now?"