Do you truly think it was so easy?

[He gives a shake of his head, grimacing at the thought.]

Asgard is gone, most of our people... Our family. You. And I failed to stop any of it, to stop anything that came after...

[He looks away, as if considering walking away. He doesn't though, not yet.]

Do you think friends could replace a brother, Loki? Could they replace me?

[He cares for his friends. He cares deeply. He cares for Midgard as well, but-- they are hardly replacements.]

I thought perhaps if I had you at my side, it would be easier to bear all of this. I never thought it would be in Hell.