Loki did not answer Billy's awed question, but instead gave him a look as if to say, Yes.
"Just thou and I," Loki replied. "Yet these threads are always present, though not visible to the naked eye. 'Tis possible to feel their existence, for e'en mortals such as thyself may pine for one that thou art closely connected to. Yet these strands prove to be useful, when thou hast learned how to use them. For example, when my name thou didst first utter, a strand was formed, which I was able to perceive. I could then travel along the strand to reach thee, where thou stood."