Oh, just because there were pirates didn't mean Loki didn't want to go. He definitely did -- he expected blue water, a sandy beach and maybe a little cave they could do terrible things to each other in.
It just might take some effort to remain undetected, was all. Or a good spell. Loki was musing on that and a blade with a smooth golden hilt when Stephen asked his question and he pulled his attention away from both things, expression slightly quizzical. His first thought to response was to make the claim that if he wasn't, he wouldn't be here. But maybe that was too flippant for how twitchy his sorcerer looked just now.
"Why?" He asked instead, slipping the knife away somewhere before turning toward Stephen. "Are you not?"