Loki looked up in surprise. "War?" He smiled at her weakly. She wasn't Odin, or even an Asgardian, but still close enough that he felt embarrassed by his weakness. "They're talking, huh?"

It wasn't really a surprise. John carrying him through the corridors must have been quite a show and for a hotel Tadfield Manor was a surprisingly tight-knit community.

He sat up and put the book he'd been reading to pass the time aside hoping that War wouldn't pay any attention to just what he was reading. "So how's it going? I haven't seen you in a while."