"I'm not the real Loki. I posed as him, as Coyote...as many other Tricksters as well. They all know me and they accept me. When in the guise of a Trickster I only ever go after humans who deserve punishment...and I punish them suitably." He shrugged a shoulder.

He laced their fingers slowly, smiling. "The others are the ones who lie. They perform the deeds that I won't. We are...friends. There was a time when none of them knew who I really was, but now that they do they are like a family to me."