No Throne (смешанная)

“There’s no throne here, no version of this where you come out on top.”
“Is there not? What do you call this, then?”
“This?”
“What is this, if not your throne?” Loki all but purred. “What is this, if not the seat of your power?”
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A conversation between two clever, cruel beings, targeting soft places and baring uncomfortable truths. A 'what could have been' in my time travel Iron Man series, but can be read as a stand-alone.