"You can ask and I'll answer," he replies, smiling only slightly at the wording that this strange human decides to use. He's somewhat amusing, this mortal sorcerer. Or maybe he just hasn't had any company for far, far too long and he's entertained by anything.
It's also probably a good idea that the sorcerer be aware of a potential threat.
"He Who Remains," he replies, "He has…passed on. There are other versions of him in other branches of the timelines--variants of him that are dangerous--but he was the one at the end of time when we reached it. The maintenance of his vision of 'order' meant the deaths of billions. The destruction of timelines and all that lived within them. Or I hold the timelines together. It was a surprisingly easy choice to make." Or maybe Stephen wouldn't believe it to be. Then again, the old Loki craved power and what greater power was there than to hold the entirety of the timelines in his grasp? The irony now is that he doesn't want it. All he wants is to be with his friends. Though maybe in this little misadventure, he can learn how to maintain Yggdrasil in his absence.
Coming to a stop, he looks to Stephen. "Come to think of it, I've never time slipped with someone else before," he remarks. He's only carried himself through, though he supposes that the dynamics of it are relatively the same. His power has only grown and his grasp of time is all the more powerful for it. "I hope it doesn't kill you. Would be a pity," he deadpans before smiling, "I'm joking. I'm sure you'll be fine. Here, come stand here and we'll be on our way."
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It's also probably a good idea that the sorcerer be aware of a potential threat.
"He Who Remains," he replies, "He has…passed on. There are other versions of him in other branches of the timelines--variants of him that are dangerous--but he was the one at the end of time when we reached it. The maintenance of his vision of 'order' meant the deaths of billions. The destruction of timelines and all that lived within them. Or I hold the timelines together. It was a surprisingly easy choice to make." Or maybe Stephen wouldn't believe it to be. Then again, the old Loki craved power and what greater power was there than to hold the entirety of the timelines in his grasp? The irony now is that he doesn't want it. All he wants is to be with his friends. Though maybe in this little misadventure, he can learn how to maintain Yggdrasil in his absence.
Coming to a stop, he looks to Stephen. "Come to think of it, I've never time slipped with someone else before," he remarks. He's only carried himself through, though he supposes that the dynamics of it are relatively the same. His power has only grown and his grasp of time is all the more powerful for it. "I hope it doesn't kill you. Would be a pity," he deadpans before smiling, "I'm joking. I'm sure you'll be fine. Here, come stand here and we'll be on our way."
What? He is still the God of Mischief, after all.