"I like having a little private time outside the mansion." He shrugs, clasping his hands behind him in parade rest rather than fisting them where Loki can see. "And carrying the shield around at night gets kind of awkward."

Steve still doesn't move. He's never going to get used to Loki making things appear out of thin air like that- it's kind of neat, objectively speaking, and when the things appearing aren't giant weapons that could impale him. "Wouldn't have a spare, would you?"

Not that anything could replace his shield, but still. Doesn't hurt to ask.