He hadn't really expected her to be diverted so easily, not when he was apparently so mentally fatigued that he wasn't thinking nearly clearly enough. It had been a stupid path to go down, but there was not escaping it now.

Loki sighed quietly, then in a calm tone, as if none of this really mattered anyway, said, "Yes."

Gently, he attempted to disengage her hand from his wrist, thinking he probably ought to move away now. It couldn't be a pleasant realization, though he rather doubted she knew what he meant by monster.