Loki raised his eyebrows at her mention of another problem. "Is that so," he remarked, though he smiled, faintly. He didn't want to tell Ruby straight out, and he figured she would come to her own conclusions in any case; he just had to get her to taste the bait her dreams were giving her. And if she had a second problem, that was better - a good way to shift the conversation along before she demanded anything more strenuous.

"What else is troubling you, then?" he asked. "And don't worry. It's always best to start with the most difficult. It makes solving everything else a breeze, so I hope that's the case with you."