"As much as it pains me to say it, SHIELD may be Midgard's best chance as large-scale defenses in the event of an attack." Loki takes out the pieces one by one, each shimmering into existence in his hand before he lays them carefully on the large banquet table. "Whatever corruption that has found itself into their ranks must be rooted out quickly."

Unfortunately Loki also knows that hearing something like that from either himself or Tony would seem more like they were trying to destabilize the organization than an actual warning.

"Were you able to find anything in their systems?"