"Of course I left them somewhere," she retorted, advancing on him now as she pushed him back against the shelf he'd been browsing through. "I left them in my jewel box, where I always leave them. Only they were gone when I returned. It's not like my hairpins to walk away of their own will. So what have you done with them, Loki? Return them. I'm serious."

She didn't answer why she needed them. In her opinion, she didn't, but she'd been informed very seriously of what was expected of her. Even if made her want to scream and pull out her hair. And while she normally enjoyed the bickering and games with Loki, today was not the day.