Loki’s mouth tightened. It would likely be read, if Thor noticed at all, as annoyance at the phrasing ‘ridiculous schemes,’ which was fine. That was a little annoying, and much better than the truth: it hurt, having a deeply uncomfortable and this-far insoluble problem dismissed like that.

But of course Thor didn’t know any better. He’d never really failed at anything before. Not anything important. None of his battles were ever uphill in bad weather. “I’m sure.”