"When I left to meet my brother in Asgard, before the Bifrost was shattered. Before the attack upon New York." There's nothing he could think of that might change what has come to pass; though he and his brother may yet find a way to change what is down the road. But that... that could wait.

For now he had his Lady. He had his brother. He had his life. He could find everything else in time. "In this place time passes strange. We are pulled and sent and pulled once more. But...Know that this is true: I have missed you dearly. And I shall do all in my power to keep you safe."