"That's the second time you said somethin' like that," she said, turning to look at him now that he'd finished quasi-dressing himself. "Now will you tell me what you mean? When's the last time you saw him?"

A third, horrible possibility occurred to her. What if he was from Loki's future and the horrible thing had caught up to him? What if his plans went awry and he fell back into the hands of the people who had hurt him so much? Her gloved fingers tightened into fists.