The degree to which Loki lifted his chin at her scolding was barely perceptible, but the defiance behind it was not. He would not apologize for his words and she could not expect him to. Not in the face of this new found knowledge.
"Of course not." The laugh the bubbled up out of him was dry and humorless, barely more than a soft exhale of air. "No, of course not. You would never dream of forcing me into anything I couldn't see the value of."
He did know the rules of diplomacy, as surly as he knew anything else and it was with those in mind that his mind sped through every option he could see at his disposal and all roads lead to the same conclusion:
There was nothing that he could truly do about it.
The quiet before the storm Frigga should know well was etched into every fiber of his being and he couldn't help the way his jaw clenched before he offered to her a hollow smile. "You must have quite the prize awaiting my judgment."
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Date: 2014-01-09 06:07 am (UTC)"Of course not." The laugh the bubbled up out of him was dry and humorless, barely more than a soft exhale of air. "No, of course not. You would never dream of forcing me into anything I couldn't see the value of."
He did know the rules of diplomacy, as surly as he knew anything else and it was with those in mind that his mind sped through every option he could see at his disposal and all roads lead to the same conclusion:
There was nothing that he could truly do about it.
The quiet before the storm Frigga should know well was etched into every fiber of his being and he couldn't help the way his jaw clenched before he offered to her a hollow smile. "You must have quite the prize awaiting my judgment."