Thor agreed with the first part, more or less, but he knew that he should remind her again that they had avoided a worse punishment yet. If the dwarfs had attempted to take Loki's head after all, Thor would have taken theirs, and that of every man or woman who tried thereafter. He wasn't quite so foolish as to not know where that would lead.

But seeing Sif's hands clenched in her lap, and the tenderness with which she stroked Loki's brow, he stilled his tongue. He didn't really disagree.

At the question of safety, Thor rolled the crystal in his hand. His hesitance was evidence enough of his thoughts - not that he would change his mind, but that he was truly considering how best to go about this. Acting rashly had always been the cause of their trouble, and Loki's quick mind had often been the solution, but without that Thor could only do his best to see that his brother came to no more harm.

"He asked us not to. Loki can't be punished for something he had no part in, can he?" His voice wavered on the question.

Thor raised his eyebrows at her. If the situation were any less dire, he may have laughed outright. Lethe and graceful, yes, but delicate she was not or neither of them would have quite so many bruises to show for their matches. Still, she had a point. "That may be so. However... You have already broken his command in coming here to aid us, and in bringing this. The Allfather is not so foolish as the rest of the court." He dropped a hand on her shoulder. "I know that you wish to protect us Sif, but you have done too much already. I am prepared to accept whatever punishment he sees fit, so long as it is only I."

And with that he crumbled the crystal over Loki's mouth, hoping the small piece would be enough to undo the worst of it.