Perhaps it was the use of his title, so infrequently used when they had privacy, that pulled Loki up short to look directly at his Anthony. His eyes were on fire, a bright green that no mortal eyes could ever achieve, and he looked every inch the wild second son of a royal house.

"You're scared."

It wasn't a question, though it was said with a questioning tone. That Anthony was scared was something suddenly and immediately obvious, what wasn't obvious was why. Why would he be afraid? He would not feel the shame of fleeing from such inferior enemies, he would not be under rebuke for it.