Loki is a shining, hurt boy with grand visions and scattered detail, and He is your brother; a brother to love and worship and protect with everything you possess. You tell Him you can lie, you tell Him you can kill, you tell Him you know the secrets of the world.
He won't tell you how many are in His army, or their exact capabilities.
You tell Him the story of the last would-be king of the world who didn't listen to advice, and Barton looks at you as if he knows what you are doing.
(He probably does, which is why he doesn't stop you.)
Still, Loki prevaricates. He spreads His hands, He shrugs, He smiles and says, “Even I need allies who don't tell me everything.”
You will build Him an army He can control, you think, and you will kill those who get in His way. For now, though, you will work with what you have.
EXTRACT:
Loki has an army.
Loki is a shining, hurt boy with grand visions and scattered detail, and He is your brother; a brother to love and worship and protect with everything you possess. You tell Him you can lie, you tell Him you can kill, you tell Him you know the secrets of the world.
He won't tell you how many are in His army, or their exact capabilities.
You tell Him the story of the last would-be king of the world who didn't listen to advice, and Barton looks at you as if he knows what you are doing.
(He probably does, which is why he doesn't stop you.)
Still, Loki prevaricates. He spreads His hands, He shrugs, He smiles and says, “Even I need allies who don't tell me everything.”
You will build Him an army He can control, you think, and you will kill those who get in His way. For now, though, you will work with what you have.
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