[He shrugs, meeting Yata's eyes with a tiny quirk of his eyebrows. No, gods don't know what good their actions will do, and neither do humans. The only thing anyone can do is try to fulfill their own wishes, and keep trying, no matter how hopeless it may seem in the moment.
It's not a worldview that leaves much room for gods. Smile still in place, more by habit than anything else, he glances away. He'll have to work on that.]
Maybe the best message is, "Rely on yourselves, because we can't always be there."
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[He shrugs, meeting Yata's eyes with a tiny quirk of his eyebrows. No, gods don't know what good their actions will do, and neither do humans. The only thing anyone can do is try to fulfill their own wishes, and keep trying, no matter how hopeless it may seem in the moment.
It's not a worldview that leaves much room for gods. Smile still in place, more by habit than anything else, he glances away. He'll have to work on that.]
Maybe the best message is, "Rely on yourselves, because we can't always be there."