"Well, give it a try," Loki pushed. "The worst that can happen is that you don't find him and I promise not to laugh at you in that case. I can't find him either and I've had practise. He's shielding against me and might be against you as well. I'm just hoping that he isn't."

He needed some straws to cling to. If this didn't work, he'd find a way to talk to Shadow.