“In itself it was a decent break from the quiet,” Loki agreed, “even if the ending wasn’t ideal for me. I hate concussions.” Plus various other breaks and wounds, utter exhaustion, and an irritatingly clingy Thor. Why could the man not simply accept that Loki would take care of himself as he always had? It wasn’t like there had been any permanent injury, or like Thor’s human hadn’t been worse off. (Loki wasn’t sure of that one, though, as he didn’t know how much he’d actually managed to heal before lights out.)

Ah well. “How did you fare in the ‘excitement’?” It was the sort of thing one asked, for politeness, but Loki was genuinely curious. If this Jane was possibly Sif, she’d be glad to speak of her warrior skills.