Chapter 366: The Hardest Leadership Lesson
“Fowl was right,” Batrire said as she spat on the ground. “That’s a load of ogre crap.”
Rakonath was asleep next to Max, his body on one side, tail wrapped around the legs of the human he was bonded to. On the other side sat Tanila, her hands gripping the metal cup she held tightly. Each finger was turning white from the force she was exerting, and the metal appeared to be losing the fight as a few indentations had appeared.
“That is disturbing news,” Aerthen stated as she frowned. Her eyes were sparkling as she watched Tanila. “To know a god has done such things to people… it makes me understand why so many of my kind dislike dealing with all of your races.”
“It’s not our fault,” Cordellia replied, almost yelling out her response. “We didn’t know.”
A snort came from the owner of the cave they were relaxing in, surrounded by the same barrier Max had first experienced. While the lava flowed and waves of heat filled the cavern, none of them suffered any of its effects, protected by the spell Aerthen had stated was a trivial ability.
“I am not saying you are to blame, child, but just know that often you carry out the wishes of others without being aware of the destruction you cause. Does a child who is sent outside to toss seeds in a field know what the one who asked them to do intends? Are they aware if those seeds will cause a plant good enough to eat to grow or if it will instead turn into a weed that will destroy food for many? Who does one blame? The child or the one who sends them?”
Their ranger started to reply and then stopped herself, closing her open mouth with a grunt.
“If the other gods don’t know, can we tell them?” Fowl asked.
“I don’t know,” Max replied. “The last time I encountered both gods, they were anxious about Thuyja arriving. With her base or whatever we want to call that was blown up like I believe it was, I would expect her to be paying more attention to this world. Even more so since her person in charge of it is missing.”