<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#bfbfbf">There it was-- a glimmer of truth to what was troubling Loki so. He thought of what to say, that he might not be misinterpreted. Loki was sour because of their father's law. What exactly he was unhappy with, well, it could have been a few things. Thor had chosen a few words to say, but found himself laughing before he could say them. He enthusiastically placed a hand on Loki's shoulder and gave it a gentle shake in a manner he would with any friend. "You're always reading, so that could be any night," he agreed fondly, "Not that it needs to be night when I come to disturb your reading, since you're always to be found with a book nearby." He smiled at his brothers wit, before going back to dwell on word choice. If he had a mischievous quickness he was sure to have already figured out the right words.<br/>
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"I want you by my side, brother. Always," Thor began openly, nodding his sincerity. "When I am king, won't I be able to change what is troubling you? Father has already decided how things are going to be, but he decides no longer when the nine realms are under my rule. Tell me what it is, Loki, and together we shall work to correct it," he urged, giving his brother's shoulder a gentle squeeze. It wasn't lost on him that perhaps Loki was upset with their father for choosing Thor to rule and not Loki. Being the eldest, it was a decision that seemed most reasonable.<br/>
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"Your advice is the best resource I have," he added for good measure. </span>