"I returned to Asgard to speak with my father after having spoken to you?" What was once warmth and joy is now cold and still. His face fell, his eyes darkened, and his heart did go quiet.

"Jane...when you saw me last- what has happened to my brother?" He needs to know when. Needs to know if this is before the ruin of his life caused by the Aether or if it is after. If they succeed in whatever it was he needed to do. While he has not lived it himself he knows of it- dreads it.