That's-- I'm glad. [ boy howdy is she relieved. hand to chest and releasing a sigh and everything. ] Even the demigods of my world... if they want the souls of half the nation's population, they take them. You're far kinder than that.

[ A laugh, soft and dry. What if he hadn't said he'd allow some leniency after a surrender? In her world, she has to follow a (merciless) Crystal. But in this one, she can choose whether or not to follow a merciless god, ...can't she? ]