Re: Baby, don't ever look back...
"I feel he's distracted by many things - and he isn't as well-versed in the lore of Helheim, and its history, as some others. Granted, no one else is genuinely up for the task." He paused and took a drink as well, then reclaimed his bread. "His preoccupation with the queen very well may have been why he chose to rule in the first place, actually." In fact, Loki was certain of it. "It feels almost fated, I suppose - what with his abilities and those developing in his son," he added, conversationally.
On the topic of offspring...
"I worry how much time the queen will spend away from her children." There. He said it. If the mother of the future of Asgard spent prolonged periods away from them, what kind of upbringing would they have? His own mother had planted and shaped the (recovering) goodness in himself, and the parts of his education that truly made him strong.