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"Praying?" he asked.
I glanced over to Zeal. "He really can't see you?"
"Not at all."
And Eladehl's breath fell out. "He's here?"
"Yeah?" I looked at Zeal again. "And this is weird because he looks perfectly normal to me. Well, for a god."
"Flattery will get you everywhere," Zeal teased.
But evidently, Eladehl couldn't hear him either. "Does he want something? Can you ask him about the rings?"
"I haven't gotten that far yet, for either one."
Zeal chuckled. "I helped the giant. He believes, but has doubts. That made it - "
Eladehl started talking over him. "Then can you - "
"Shh," I snapped. "One at a time. Gods first."
"Oh," Eladehl breathed, slowly moving closer. "Tell me if I need to leave?" Then he stopped hard. "Shit. Am I standing on him?"
"He can see you, and no." I pointed to the edge of the tub by my feet. "Just sit there so I can see you both?"
Zeal was chuckling. "He's adorable." Then his eyes roamed over Eladehl, taking him in. "No, that is not the word I want. He is striking."
"He thinks you're hot," I told Eladehl.
But my friend didn't laugh about it. He didn't even preen. He just stared at me. "Not funny, Nari."
"Ok, his word was striking." Then I waved for him to hush. "So why are you here this time? Just for the warning?"
"And because I wanted to see you again." He pressed his palm to the tub's edge and leaned onto his hand. "It gets rather tedious talking to the same five people, and everyone else just wants something. You? You're different. You spend more time asking for others than yourself."
"Because I'm pretty happy with what I have. And I know it's because of you." Then I glanced at Eladehl. "But he has a point. Is thereanythingyou can do for Wraythe and Talin?" And I lifted a finger, begging Eladehl to wait.
He ignored me. "It makes no sense to punish them for being everything you want from us. I also don't know why ourdickswould prevent us from keeping her safe. I'm supposed to take care of her too, and mine gets to work? That's fucked up! Wraythe has been nothing but loyal to you, and he tries hard to be a good fucking priest, but ended up with his dick cut to shit because he fell in love withyour chosen.Sheis what gets him hard, and now he has to pay for it?"
"Eladehl," I begged. "He didn't make the rings. That's a thing some priest invented to make the instructors' jobs easier. He also can't do as much when you don't believe."
"Sorry," Eladehl whispered.
"The giant will be easier," Zeal told me. "I will try to help him first, but it's going to take some work on his part. The more he believes, the easier it is. I already managed to stretch the band to fit." He paused to smile. "Everything about him is large, isn't it?"
"Part of his charm," I agreed. "But I'll talk to him. I can tell him to pray, will that help?"
"Should. Well, so long as he believes it. Mouthing words is just mouthing words. I hoped that easing the pain would give me a little more to work with. But what I need to know is what the perfect result is. What are you hoping for me to do, Nariana? The golden one - because he iscertainlynot a child - mentioned that removing it would cause more problems when he prayed."
"Can you remove the teeth on the inside? Leave the ring - "
"So it won't pinch," Eladehl added. "If you want to be amazing, make it so they can slip it off, or so it fits, when they, uh..." He made a stroking motion with his hand.
Zeal was watching him with a grin growing on his face. "Tell him I'll try?"
"He says he'll try. I'm getting the limitations right now, ok?"
"But he's agod!" Eladehl said.
