A few more steps brought Loki level with Thor, to walk with him instead of trailing behind. In fact, he realized, the compulsion to keep Thor in view as much as possible was... less. Not nothing, it was possible that there’d always be that odd little sting of make sure Thor is all right in his head, but it was small enough that he could probably limits his checks to times when Thor was around anyway.

And, all in all, it was oddly peaceful to know that at least a few questions of the future were settled. “You were right, brother. Talking helped.”