"Mmmmm ... It might distract him from whatever he's planning to do with Bran. Besides watching his reaction ought to be fun."

"I'm not saying you should let any harm come to the Box-Thief," Loki assured her. "Ligur's a harmless idiot, I suspect. If it really turns out that he could hurt the Box-Thief, you'll be able to handle him easily enough. Or you could send in re-enforcements."

Out of control baby angel powers? "Oh Bran, you have no idea how much I love you already!"

"Yes," he agreed. "Family is the most important thing of all, even if you're not actually related to them at all."