"The horse," Loki said, "is a symbol for harmony and trust, speed, strength and vitality. I can think of animals less worthy. This particular horse, however..."

He grinned at the memory. "He was the horse of another jötunn and played an important part in a bet that we had gotten ourselves into. If he had been able to finish the walls around Asgard within a certain time, we would've lost it. The bet, that is. So someone had to distract that stallion. It seemed as good a plan as any."