"You do, and you don't. You're stubborn, but you learn how to bend. And you're getting better at it. My advice, Adele, would be to take everything Loki says with a grain of salt. Ami's just told me that he's the god of lies, and I've noticed more than my fair share of half-truths coming out of him."

He doesn't feel that he needs to add, 'And be careful' since surely she's smart enough to know that he was deadly dangerous.

"Don't thank me with words, Adele. Remember what I've said, and stop overdoing it. It'll all come back to haunt you in the end, if you keep making unhealthy decisions. Dancing your feet ragged and grinding your ankles into powder is only going to make life hard, and hinder your ability to perform."

"But," he went on, "if you're going to insist on practicing, please show me what you can do. I've never seen ballet, and Ami says I should."