Better yet, it would be easy for him to simply disappear before her imminent arrival, leaving his brother to deal with whatever befell Asgard and its people. Thor would understand; after all, he had a child and a soulmate he should be running back to and fighting for... But that wasn't who he was, now was it? Not really. Did he want to protect Gwyneira and in extension, Hermione? There was no question. The answer was yes. Loki, however, was always more prone to doing what he wanted as long a it benefited him in the long run.