"Of course I do," Loki told him. "I always mean what I say ... Well, almost always." They didn't call him Lie-Smith for nothing, but right now Loki honestly believed what he was saying.

"And I will, but don't worry so much. My friends have dealt with well fortified places before." And if Odin lost contact with one of his ravens, this mortal would be the least of the perpetrators' worries.

"Say, what's your name anyway? I can't well come here and ask for 'that guy who told me about this stronghold in Delaware', if something does go wrong."