"You don't know what I think," Loki tells her gently. "Not really. I'm the god of lies. You know what I've told you I think. What I have said, I have said in good faith--I often do speak in good faith, even when I tell only a partial truth--but I rarely tell anyone the full scope of what's going on in my head."

She listens then, quieting as she senses Blaze's subtle shift in mood, and doesn't interrupt. When she trails off though, Loki takes a breath.

"You must follow the call of your nature. I understand that. We are what we are. I only seek to remind you that not all sacrifices are needed. Living is often a better solution to a problem than dying. Even temporarily."