Anger flared inside Loki's chest and without thinking, he reached out and grabbed hold of Hermione's upper arm. Wrenching her around to face him properly, he glared down into her frightened face. "I have tried to be gentle with my words, Hermione, but enough is enough. You know not of what we are truly up against in all of this. If you die, I will be forced to bear an unthinkable amount of suffering. Far more than the trivial sadness you suffered in our short separation."