"Not everyone can walk around with your idea of manners, Tony," Bruce said with a fond eye roll as he brushed his teeth.

It was hard to gauge how much influence they had over Alessa. Clearly enough so that she wouldn't wantonly torture people around the tower. Hopefully enough so that she wouldn't try throwing the All-Father out a window or something.

"I'm talking about..." Bruce made a vague gesture with his hand. They really needed to get an inventory on everything she could do, because it felt like she kept on coming up with surprises. "The thing she does when she knows things about you. Can you call that mind reading? Either way, if Odin knows she's taking a peek into his head, he might not take too kindly to it. He's a king, after all."

Kings, regardless of their land, had secrets they wanted to keep.