"Or you could go with someone that has a shard." He's not volunteering, just merely positing options as they arrive to him; Loki has definitely noticed the death grip that Benedict has on that bottle and he knows that this is not a casual matter. "If that would mitigate things."

Would it? He doesn't really know, other than the rumors that that Wysteria woman lost her arm due to her shard's behavior. "You could amputate the hand should the worst come to pass." Might be better than dealing with whatever his countrymen have thought up for him.