"Artemaeus and Asgard are a rather mismatched pair in this game, true," Loki cedes and considers Bene. He isn't actually looking at Bene, of course, he's looking at his mother through the similarities in her failure of a son. Calpurnia was rather ruthless, but her hold on the Imperium was a bit different from how Odin had sunk his claws into things. By in large the two houses did not clash, there was precious little overlap in any of their endeavors or responsibilities, but this might cause some conflict.

And how Loki thrived upon conflict.

"I'm sure my father will be delighted to be dragged into Inquisition affairs, but he is only a guaranteed actor in that he will not publicly disavow Thor. Privately, I expect he shall make our lives difficult in increasingly dramatic ways. If my mother is present, she will temper him, but I did not question her about this Inquisition business. I do not know if she cares.

"She does like your mother, or so she has expressed, and I still cannot tell you what that means. I know not if she would sway Odin to Calpurnia's side or not, or if she would be a free agent in this mess of political nonsense."