Loki snorted again, with a sardonic grin on his face. "We'll compare stories sometime. I'm not as bitter and angry as I was, thankfully. I've learned." But he would be following up on that.

"You can be prepared for something your whole life, but it never quite ends up being enough." Then there's a more rueful chuckle, and Loki took a deep breath in and out. "I had not intended to come here to pour out my life's story. Nor do I expect pity. I...think I am glad I told you some of it though."