If this was an illusion, if he was really Loki, then the swift surge of vindictive satisfaction was a totally understandable reaction in response to that news, lie or not. Because she had spent her own fair share of time stating at a bloodstained wall when no one knew she was there. None of this showed on her face of course, which only showed a wince of sympathy, still fully playing along with... whatever this was.

"Sounds painful," she commiserated. "I suppose escaping that to here would be an improvement, yes."

She merely cocks her head slightly when he smiles, shaking it slightly in the negative. "No, not a crime at all. Merely troublesome at times. And that still depends on if I have any aid to give."