"So," said Loki slowly. "You have another form. And it isn't a herbivore or small. We've established that. Another big predator like the lion wouldn't make sense, though..."

Loki trailed off as if thinking, or maybe just to take another bite of food, but he kept his eyes on the Sphinx the whole time. He didn't have a clue what the answer was, so he'd have to talk his way through until he could read it out of her reactions.