"We'll keep them quite safe," Felix assures him. These aren't just pretty gifts - they're a memory, of shared moments as well as Loki himself. On which subject... Felix focuses a little more, studying Loki as politely as he can.

"Your charges seem to be thriving-" the one child notwithstanding. "I hope the same can be said for you... and your researches?"

Careful, careful. Jim is well aware of what lies beneath this particular euphemism (for once) but there's no need to go making it obvious to anyone else.