Loki laughed quietly. "Well, in this silly land, magic is only the work of women. No man with a shred of honor to his name would willingly fight a woman. That's why..." he almost said 'Sif' but caught himself, "the girl had such difficulties until she made herself impossible to ignore."

He laughed. "Well, it's not very difficult to catch stupid people off guard, I'm sure. They're not terribly good at expecting the unexpected."