He closed his eyes briefly when she squeezed his arm and nodded just a fraction. He knew all this, as Loki did, but it did nothing to mute the visceral horror of it - or the knowledge that he was far more deserving of this than his brother.
He covered her hand with his own for a moment, and made himself meet her gaze. Truthfully, he was grateful that Sif knew him so well and did not think less of him for the way he behaved, and more still that she cared so much for Loki that he could trust her to find him look after him in his stead.
"Thank you, my friend." The words carried the weight of his affection for her. He paused, swallowed once, then added, "I will find you after, if I am able."
He unlocked the door after that and slipped from the room. He still had to return to his own quarters to clean the blood from his hands and fetch Mjolnir for his audience with the Allfather.
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He covered her hand with his own for a moment, and made himself meet her gaze. Truthfully, he was grateful that Sif knew him so well and did not think less of him for the way he behaved, and more still that she cared so much for Loki that he could trust her to find him look after him in his stead.
"Thank you, my friend." The words carried the weight of his affection for her. He paused, swallowed once, then added, "I will find you after, if I am able."
He unlocked the door after that and slipped from the room. He still had to return to his own quarters to clean the blood from his hands and fetch Mjolnir for his audience with the Allfather.