Loki's expression changed as Ben spoke, from polite interest, to genuine interest, to utter amusement once the subject of dwarves came up, making him laugh. "So did mine," he said, briefly recalling Nish's parents. Her father who, since Loki had been living inside Nish's grandfather could be argued to be his 'son', had led a shockingly normal life, given his ancestry. He'd been told the old stories as a child as well, but hadn't responded to them the same way Nish had.
"You do know the dwarves are actually overgrown maggots from Ymir's rotting corpse that was used to craft the world, right?" he chuckled. At least, that was the story the gods had told everyone.