Interlude
Loki knew the girl was avoiding him.
That was what had initially piqued his interest in her, as the skittishness she exhibited when faced with the prospect of him was very much unlike the bold woman his brother had regaled him and the rest of Odin's court with stories about. Either the woman had cause to avoid him (which she did, given the fact that he had tried to rule over her planet as a benevolent god), or she was hiding something.
As the God of Mischief and Lies he had a nose for picking out other people’s worries, especially when it came to guilt and all the related emotions that came along with any obfuscation of truth. Ms. Lewis stunk of deception.
Resolving the mystery that floated around this silly girl would require time and it would require patience.
Not only did he need to get to know her, and allow her to trust him, but he also needed her to rely on him. For her deception to come to light she had to feel as though he were the biggest rock she had.
For this little mortal to lose her intrigue, he decided, she must come to love him.