"Is he an idiot?" Aaron rubbed his forehead speechlessly, so exasperated he almost laughed.
"Ragnarok, the end of Asgard, was actually triggered by the kingdom's heir making one careless mistake."
"Ridiculous. This is far too ridiculous."
Wanda and Banner looked at each other, both at a loss for words.
"If the timing weren't so wrong, I'd really want to stab you with my sword again." Hela glared at Thor and cursed angrily. "Odin having a son like you is his retribution.
"It's only because he died a little too early and didn't even leave behind a body. Otherwise, he'd have climbed out of his coffin to whip you."
"Huh?"
Thor's face twitched. He couldn't carry this blame alone.
It was too dark, and far too heavy.
"Y-you knew Surtur's Crown and the Eternal Fire were both in the treasury too. Didn't you fail to consider Ragnarok as well?"
"That's because I had no idea those two things could trigger Ragnarok at the time. Otherwise, I would've thrown that crown to the end of the universe long ago."
"You didn't know?" Thor looked at her suspiciously, worried that she was trying to shift the blame.
"When I was sealed away, you hadn't even been born yet!
"Ragnarok may be a prophecy to you, but to me, it's practically a bedtime story." Hela said irritably. "I was never naive enough to think Asgard would not one day meet its end, but I never imagined it would come so soon, or be so absurd."
"What about you, Loki?" Thor decisively switched targets. "Don't tell me you didn't know. Odin told you plenty of secrets that even I didn't know."
"Well..." Loki spread his hands and revealed his signature smile. "How should I put this?
"Brother, you really have disappointed me.
"I thought you