Thor froze at Tony Stark's questioning.
Although Loki had caused the deaths of some Earthlings on Earth, Thor had already escorted him back to Asgard and locked him in Asgard's prison. What else could be done?
Although Asgard had not informed Earth unilaterally, that was because Earth was merely... merely... Asgard's subordinate territory.
As a subordinate region ruled by Asgard, what did Asgard's handling of Loki's crimes have to do with Earth?
In fact, even after Loki had destroyed the Rainbow Bridge while fighting for the throne, then joined forces with an alien army to attack Earth without authorization, causing the deaths of tens of thousands of Earthlings and incurring Odin's wrath, Odin had merely ordered him imprisoned.
But Loki had been raised by Odin after all. They shared a special bond, and he could never remain imprisoned forever. One day, once Odin's anger had eased somewhat and Frigga whispered a few more words in his ear, Loki would be able to come out normally again.
After all, they were family. They had no need to explain anything to a weak nation like Earth.
Did a planet at Earth's level think it deserved diplomacy? What a joke. Everything belonged to Asgard's family.
Everyone understood this perfectly well.
The people of Earth understood it too.
But He-El's appearance had given Earth the right to question Asgard.
Suddenly.
As Thor stood there stunned, He-El's demonic Quark Armor extended its metallic hand toward the window of a room in Asgard Palace. Its five fingers curled, and a humanoid outline abruptly emerged.
Loki's expression changed sharply. He was dragged out of invisibility by He-El as though bound by invisible restraints. His arms were pressed tightly against his sides, his legs clamped together, and his eyes widened in panic. He hurriedly tried to manipulate his