An illusion appeared, standing slightly behind the Once-ler and Soma, as if he'd been listening in to their conversation the entire time. "That would be a very silly thing to do," Loki commented. "And saying it so baldly, right in front of me. You really are quite the incautious thing, aren't you."

Of course, what the Once-ler said was true, but Loki had other tricks up his sleeve as well. Not deadly, but severely disorienting.