[ Loki shakes his head. He seems almost distant, not quite there. The dream moves as Loki leaves his brother at Thor's prompting. He waits at the golden steps that lead to the throne. ]

They wanted the Casket, but it was an act of few, not of a leader.

[ Loki would know. He orchestrated it after all. ]

But Thor was a wild man those days. Every little pinprick could be used as a reason for war.