Well that was certainly not the response he expected. Loki took on lovers in Asgard, true, and a great many things might be said of one he chose to dally with but something in the way this woman spoke and how protective she might have been of him said more. How much more, he was not yet certain.

When she made to dismount he stepped back to give her room, puzzled but not overly concerned. "He treats you kindly?"

That wasn't what he meant to ask first, curse his mouth.