[Shrewd, kid. Loki pauses before answering, weighting each word heavily.]

Yes. That was the reward he offered me in return for my service. He presented it as an opportunity for mutual benefit, as if I had not spent a year at his mercy and would suffer more should I have refused.

[He takes in a deep breath. He doesn't like thinking about that time or how close he came to giving in.]

But I was uninterested in conquering and ruling Midgard and saw more benefit in allying with them against him.