Sharon's reaction is the more common of the two -- and the fact that she has it makes Stark's all the more amusing. "Jæja, elskan min, given an offer like that, how could I possibly refuse?"

Sharon's thanks are entertaining too, and receive an exaggeratedly polite inclination of the head.

The rustling of the leaves, though? Well, that's just exciting. The furious, blind rampage on which he'd gone upon his release from that horrid little cell hadn't been terribly satisfying. A bit of a scrap would be just the thing to dispel his disappointment.

Perhaps it's inevitable. Perhaps. Hopefully.

Regardless, it's high time to put the armour on, conjure it up as he walks. And with no staff to conjure up with it, maybe, maybe it's time to take the mask off, too. The latter will wait, all the same. Loki still isn't entirely comfortable in his own skin.