[Oops. His only response is to give Loki a quasi-awkward smile that says he knows he's just been busted but they're not going to talk about it. He's aware he has to get better at lying, but it's almost not fair since Loki's the god of lies. Lying to the god of lies is obviously not going to be easy.

Once Loki settles next to him though he shifts to see him better, raising an eyebrow in question.]

Lie to you about the spire, or lie to you in general? Those are two totally different things. I could tell you all kinds of stuff and you might never know if it's true or not.