Bound to the battle god

Dick. "Gee, thanks."

"Would you rather I coddle you with lies?"

"I would rather you be nice about it. I'm thanking you and you're kind of being an ass about it."

He merely snorts. "If I was being an ass, I would demand you show me your gratitude on your knees, as Tadekha would demand of her anchor. Instead, I am letting you rest and tend to me." He spreads his arms. "Am I not the most benevolent of gods?"

"No, you most definitely are not," I mutter under my breath as I pluck another crystal.

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