"Helblindi already knew there was something amiss, he had been told by your Bruce Banner that we had quarrelled and he came to assist. I do not often lie to my brother, he is my closest confidant and I saw no reason not to tell him, he was not shocked or appalled at our decisions, only anxious that we should not remain at odds."

Loki rippled and became Jotnar in truth, all blue skin and delicate patterns, though she did not consciously make the choice to become so. She was agitated, and so she chose the form most soothing to her, most familiar.

"Your people should not be close-minded of the cultures of others. Perhaps if you had bedded a child of your species there would be wrong, but there is no wrong here, and your people should realise this."