Steven did not want to sit and speak with Anthony, his heart too sore to explain what had happened. And, like his friend before him, he did not want to disgrace his prince by explaining. He would have to lie and say he had been dismissed for other reasons, he would have to bear the disgrace that came from it. But for now he would be silent, only waving off Anthony's concerns and murmuring about needing to visit the palace tailor.

He needed clothes in green and black.

Loki did not need to ask why, he may only have been back a few days but he had seen all he needed to in order to reach the same conclusions as the Warriors Three and Lady Sif. Though he had not seen a problem in it, only in Thor's inability to hide it properly from those around him. Now it had come to a head this way.

"He will not work well for me, nor will I be a good master to him. He does not have loyalty to me, he does not have the intelligence I need of a slave. What you are asking is that I keep him so that you may use and see him."