"Yes." There was no hesitation to the answer. How dare he call him a hen. It reminded him of--

No. No. He wouldn't think of blasphemous names. He was a god now. "Also, I don't want to have to run across the whole temple if I need to summon you." Not that he knew what he'd be using him for, but...

"As for clothing..." His eyes swept over the long-haired shinki. Right now, the other was just in a white robe, and...

Oh.

He lifted his hand slowly. He reached out, towards Jade's chest to move the fabric away there with his hand.

"There's something..." Were there scratches or something on his chest? All he saw were red stripes...