"No, no, I'm sorry," he said. "Forgive me. I'm not laughing at you, Ruby." He didn't want to accidentally offend her, not when she deemed him worthy of her problems. Not that Loki would have cared, normally; but being treated this way by people was new to him, and he found he sort of enjoyed it. He was used to attempting to solve problems for people, but usually not these problems - also, to be honest, most of the time the person he was trying to help was Thor.

First Fiona, and now Ruby. Sif would get a kick out of it and tease him, no doubt. He was distracted from that musing by another detail, however. "He's from your world?" he asked. "And he wants you to go back? Has he said why?"

Maybe the answers Ruby sought about her dreams could be found in her paramour. What an upsetting thought that could be.