Well, at least there's a response, which is actually more than he expected. Still, he reads the message with a frown, because it honestly makes very little sense to Loki. There's always a reason for everything Loki does, and there's always a reason to defend himself, at the very least in the hopes of not being hit by a hammer.

"No purpose to defending yourself? That seems rather fatalistic, I must say. Why not?"

He folds his arms, head tilted, expression mostly curious.