Thor hadn't expected mercy, but he wasn't ungrateful for it. He forced his head up and mirrored Loki's gesture stiffly. "Yes, Father. I understand."

Odin gave him another look he couldn't decipher, and for a moment Thor thought he might be asked to stay, but they were both simply dismissed and Thor was eager to be gone. Perhaps soon he would convince someone to spend some weeks with him camping and hunting out in the forest, away from here.

For now, he followed Loki without even thinking of where. He knew from the set of his brother's shoulders that he was furious, and that was all the more reason. Thor called to him as he rounded the corner, wearily braced for a fight.