[The sigh indicates a palpable hit, but he can't feel overly smug about it. This is Mother, after all. But still, it was her husband that had him imprisoned and regularly hauled out in chains. To Hel with Odin.]

Ah... Rogue is someone to whom you ought to be introduced, actually. I shall ask her to come by the house at her earliest convenience.

[He rises from the couch.]

I shall return momentarily.

[And heads off to the upstairs.]