Irritated, Loki paced back and forth in the yard at Lady Jane’s house. He’d refused to go inside, too afraid they’d try locking him in the basement again. He’d had enough imprisonment to last the rest of his long life; so unless Thor managed to tackle him and lay Mjolnir atop his body, he was staying free. Potter disappeared inside the house to talk with Banner after their arrival, leaving him alone with his brother for the first time in weeks. There was warning laced in Potter’s words, cautioning him to refrain from hurting the King of Asgard. It took everything he had not to laugh in the mortal wizard’s face, but he’d managed.