[ She grunted, unenthused. ]

Yeah. Makes a lot of sense. But also probably left you pretty fucking disappointed. You're the first God I've ever met that's ever actually given a shit about mortals.

[ And honestly? She wasn't totally sure she believed that he did, either. Not that she felt like he was lying - he actually seemed pretty honest, especially when talking about his beliefs in mortals - but because it just seemed very implausible, to her. If he was a God, he had some kind of ulterior motive.

That was just how Gods worked. ]