Wow, that was... a whole lot to take in. Steven didn't answer right away, he always thought that a rash head could lead to bad decisions and people getting hurt. Instead, he thought it through. When he did reply, his voice was firm with conviction, yet sympathetic too, slightly overstepping the polite bounds of slave.

"The All-Father is a strong man, I am sure this period of Odin-Sleep will not last for long, and it will give you the chance to test yourself before you have to take the throne for real. But for Prince Loki-- why should it matter who his natural parents are? Your natural mother is not Queen Frigga, but you do not love her any less for it. Why should it change your feelings on Prince Loki? He is still the same man he was before you knew this."

He hesitated a moment and spread his hands.

"Things like this, finding out truths that we could never contemplate, can knock us off our feet. But they don't need to keep us down."