Loki smiles at how upbeat Ben looks today. It's a good thing, but it's so incongruous with his usual black, brooding attire and tendency to introspection, it's also a little bit amusing. He'll refrain from teasing, though. Agnarr, too, looks happy to see Ben, waving from where he and Una are inspecting the contents of a tidepool.

Ben is likely to get a sense of energy from the ship. It is built of bone and will, and there is a dark otherworldliness to it. It comes from a place of Death, but has been used exclusively in the defense of Life.

"Hmm." Loki looks pensive. "I suppose the same could be said of my family. Odin styled himself as the protector of Nine Realms for most of my life, but in truth he had conquered them first, and necessitated the protection he gave them. But that is a legacy that will be harder for my brother to come to terms with than I."

"I've come to feel that a child's birthright, aside from the care of family, is self-determination."