He paused here more for effect than expecting an actual answer. Her brown eyes were nearly glowing, her inner magic fueled by her emotions. Loki knew he had to stop soon or she would lose control, but he had to finish his explanation or they would most certainly be doomed. She needed to have a full understanding of her mental state before going through with this. He knew they still would travel back, there was no doubt of that in his mind, but he would be damned if she expected him to pretend it was being done to satisfy Theo. This was for her, plain and simple, and whatever consequences came, she needed to be prepared to handle them on her own.