Re: [quicklog: thor and loki, asgard's dungeon]
[He did not lean forward as he might have once, when they had been younger and Loki had been master of the best secrets of their court. How Loki found them out, Thor never asked, understanding that he might not like the answer if he had done so. Best just to accept that Loki had.
No, this time he frowned. This was what his brother wanted, wasn't it? What his wish giver had said on the journals. And where once he would have blindly trusted his brother's words and made up some excuse about why he was here because certainly Loki wouldn't want this, it had to be a mistake, Thor could not do so now. Gone were the blinders forged from trust and love, woven from thousands of shared experiences. His brother had a motive; he saw that clearly enough.]
Why? [Why release him when this was what Loki wanted? What would be the purpose? His brows furrowed as he took a step closer to the barrier.] So that you may know that you are better suited for the throne than I ever was? [A small shake of his head. That was already known, even by him. But he could not let Asgard fall to Loki's capriciousness either.] Why do this, Loki? I never wanted you locked in Asgard's dungeons. I never wanted any of this for you.