Loki did not like that. This was why he had always held back to making connection. John was an entertaining man to be sure. He was hardly a good man which made him far better company. But he was not someone he would risk his life and sanity over. When it came down to it, Loki hated owing people. Sadly, Shannon was not wrong. He cared for the boy his daughter had brought into his life and John had indeed helped him.
"Distraction has been my forte since the day I could talk," he concluded. Mostly by being a general nuisance. "Care to play the gallant hero and free those poor tormented souls?" he asked Shannon, then turned to the young mage. His voice was deadpan. So was his expression. "Heroism has always flown through our blood."