Pity.

( He ignores the vulture and gestures to the spot where the golem had melted back into nothing. The summoning must've had something to do with the man's tattoos (perhaps they represent the spell?) and he's ... interested, to say the least. )

I'd quite liked to have seen the finished product.

( Loki can understand the man's frustrations: when he'd arrived a handful of weeks ago his own magic had been significantly depleted, and it's only recently that he's decided to stop taking it personally. There's nothing quite like attempting spellwork—or indeed, a ritual—and having it come to nothing. )

It's for protection, I take it?

( The attempted golem, the rude vulture ... it's unclear which one he means. )