"If I wanted to kill you, captain, you never would have known I was here," and the calm, nearly bored way Loki says as much is better affidavit than anything else. "No, captain, I do so dislike unnecessary bloodshed. It makes things much more complicated than it needs to be. Collateral damage and calculated losses are another thing entirely, of course, but that's neither here nor there."

A careless shrug dismisses that particular thought before he focuses his eyes on Steve's. "What is here, however, is you, though by all rights, you shouldn't. Those other fools that Thor has gathered to him have no place in our game, but doubly so when applied to you. Thrust beyond all ken into a wholly new arena with wholly new rules and simply expected to play your part as just another cog in their machine." Loki knows the feeling all too well, though he'll never say as much. But there's sincerity in his gaze, embers of a much more bitter fire as he leans down slightly - not enough to be taken advantage of, but enough. "Such a shame your allies lack the resources to amend your situation, isn't it."