Yes, every bit of her longed for this sort of touch. Her father held her like this still but this was different. This was just as much for Iounn as it was for Zinny and it served the purpose of filling in the hole where somehow Bragi usually made a perfect fit. She didn't want to think about that though.
When Loki appeared she blinked owlishly at him. He was handsome, startling so. She sat up the smallest bit and placed a hand on one apple, drew it into her lap and glanced up to Shiva as if to confirm everything was going to be okay before she spoke to Loki.
Iounn's gaze was like melted amber, bright and warm though her parlor and general appearance seemed to lack that same touch of color. She looked into the eyes of her former captor and smiled warmly.
"Hello, Loki, you look well," and then, almost shyly despite who he was she found herself feeling excited. "You look magnificent, actually."