[ that scrapes against him like nails on a chalk board. she's right, to an extent. she also sounds like his mother. what was best for Asgard was not what was best for Loki, but they had disregarded him anyway. ]

Dying in brawls or dying by dragons. [ he says, to her or to himself. ]

I'm always up for a bit of meddling, as I'm not unaware that something needs to change. The signs are already there. But as for the goal of our employers? Well ... I couldn't say, yet we're doing their bidding anyway. The whole free will thing just isn't so cut and dry. We don't ignore them or decide. I'm sure we can find a happy medium.

So, I guess it really just boils down to this: do we help the world, or do we help ALASTAIR?