"Thor has been known to decisively trounce groups of warriors all of whom are more dedicated to the arts of war than I, in practice."

"Oh. In that case, I suppose I would run. Perhaps you should finish the bird spell so I could fly out of reach."

"If Thor is sufficiently enraged that I have to turn you into a bird, then the experiment loses its virtue of allowing me my continued secrecy."

"True," says Zeviana. "But I would be alive."

"And I would certainly prioritize that if I had put you in danger thusly, but we have not yet committed to so putting you. So perhaps I will finish my bird spell, tell Thor about myself, and escape without any third parties present if she is out of control."

"Ah, well. Has she been known to brutally murder people without reason? If I know I won't die, then I wouldn't mind the danger."

"No, no, no murders on her conscience. I don't think she'd really be the first to resort to violence, but she would not respond well to an attempt to throw her out because of some yelling."

Zeviana sighs. "Then I won't throw her out, I suppose. Even if she does yell. The experiment can be conducted without a problem, then."

"Maybe I will try it, if she has not already found out one way or another by the time I have a suitable bird spell. Do you want to put in a request for what kind of bird?"

"I've been leaning towards some kind of falcon. I have an affection for singing birds, but they aren't the best of the fliers."

"A falcon would be nice, but - like I said, any would be fine. Leave it up to your discretion."

Loki nods. "It might be that it will be easier to do something else, like a swift - once I have a single bird down, at any rate, it should be much less work to add variants, although probably not worthwhile to spend the time on it."

"It could be if you were spying. Something like a pigeon that no one would notice for being in a place it shouldn't be. A distinctive bird like a falcon is better for practical use, but not for avoiding attention, I think."

"Swifts are quite fast too, and smaller. Though if I want to spy, I could combine any bird spell with -" she turns invisible. "this."

"Oh! You didn't mention you could turn invisible - then I take it back, and say go with whatever you feel like."

"I think I mentioned I do illusions." She re-visiblizes.

"Well, yes, but I hadn't connected the dots and realized that meant full invisibility."

"Invisibility is actually comparatively simple. Part of the full illusion spell suffices."

"That's interesting - I'd have thought it would be harder because you have to get what's behind you correct, and you don't have anything to replace an absence."

"I'm doing an absolute illusion, not one based on perspective. No specific direction is 'behind me' when I do that," explains Loki.

"Ah, I see. From those terms - yeah, that would be easier. Your magic's useful, but I think I like mine more. Less... Rulesy."

"To each her own."

"Yup," agrees Zeviana, and then a few plants shift a little to make a suitable chair. She sits in it, looking just a bit smug.

"That I cannot do, at least not yet. And I don't think I can coax Lævateinn into being a chair, however cooperative it is with changing between its standard array of possibilities," she says, patting her currently minimally threatening baton.