The walk to the throne room was short and quiet, most of the guards having been killed and replaced by a magical army of the dead the new Queen had resurrected with the Eternal Flame. Dark, powerful magic Loki had no idea existed until Hela revealed it to him after taking over the city. Had he known about it previously, he probably would have made use of it on his own. Odin was wise to keep such knowledge to himself. If only the fool had been more truthful about Hela's cage...