Breathing heavily, Hermione couldn't help the tears that sprang to her eyes at Loki's display of submission. It wasn't the first time he submitted to her, and she suspected it would not be the last in their long life together. That was, if she could get her act together and stop being so stuck in her emotions for a moment. Trembling, he took a few tentative steps forward as if tempting Loki to come to her. However, true to his word, he remained where he was. She breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, her heart clenched with regret. She was being unreasonable—Loki wasn't trying to hurt her, and when he touched her roughly, she was spinning out of control. The realization that she had no idea what was happening to her hit Hermione hard. There were times where she had no control over her emotions, and it was frightening.