[That's definitely a question she's heard a few times, or at least similar ones, and she takes another drink as she thinks on it.] It's different for any god, but I mostly just expect to be able to rely on them if I need them in a fight. Otherwise, they just live their own lives. I provide food and things like that for them, and if they're having trouble finding work or anything then I'll get them other things they need, but I try not to interfere too much.

[Maria believes fairly strongly in the god and shinki connection being something mutual, even if she's a bit more motherly towards them than she's likely to admit.]